A GROUP of men have all denied being part of a child sex gang which abused and raped a young girl for more than four years.

The ten men – mostly from High Wycombe – appeared before Oxford Crown Court facing a total of 37 charges between them.

The charges, which range from rape and trafficking to conspiracy to rape and encouraging or assisting the commission of an offence, stretch back to 2007 when the alleged victim, who cannot be named, was 12.

The ten men – who have all been released on bail – are:

Iblal Fiaz, 21, of St George’s Close; four counts of rape of a child under 13, seven counts of rape, and three counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, two counts of conspiracy to commit rape and trafficking.

Khasim Fiaz, 22, of St George’s Close; two counts of conspiracy to commit rape, two charges of rape of a child, aged under 13 years, one charge of rape and trafficking.

Jubrion Khan, 21, of Rutland Avenue; two counts of conspiracy to commit rape.

Khasim Dadd, 23, of Gibbs Close; one count of conspiracy to commit rape and one charge of rape.

Rameez Ali, 20, of West End Street; two charges of rape.

Mohammed Adnan, 21, of Upper Green Street: two charges of rape.

Asif Hussain, 21, of Plumber Road; two charges of rape.

Mudassar Hussain, 28, of Abbey Barn Road; two charges of rape.

Janaid Sharif, 26, of Cambridge Crescent; one charge of rape.

Ammar Rafiq, 18 from Kent Road in west London; one charge of rape and one count of encouraging or assisting the commission of an offence.

They were arrested and charged as part of Thames Valley Police’s Operation Ribbon.