A court sentences 20 people, aged between 45 and 87, following an investigation into sexual offences committed in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, between 1995 and 2003. The group is described as a grooming gang accused of raping and sexually abusing girls, including victims as young as 12. Sentences handed down total more than 270 years, according to the reports. The cases involve multiple offenders and multiple victims, with convictions arising from evidence gathered during the investigation and prosecutions in the later period. While outlets describe the defendants as an “Asian grooming gang,” the consistent details across reports focus on the location (Kirklees in West Yorkshire), the time span of the offences (1995 to 2003), the number of defendants (20), and the age range of victims referenced in court (girls as young as 12). The reporting indicates the overall punishment reflects the severity and duration of the offences proven at trial.