A man accused of sexually abusing two girls has told a jury that the sexual contact he had with one of the alleged victims was ‘consensual’.
Jahn Shahid Ghani, 50, is charged with eight counts of rape, eight counts of sexual activity with a child and one count of causing a child to engage in sexual activity.
Mr Shahid Ghani, of Whitworth Road, Rochdale, denies the offences and is on trial at Minshull Street Crown Court, along with seven other men, who are accused of abusing two girls between 2002 and 2006.
Neither women, as complainants of sexual offences, can be publicly identified. Giving evidence, Mr Shahid Ghani said he did have sex with the first complainant (Girl A), adding that he believed she was 18 at the time.
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