Anna Pope and Frances Wilmott secure 30 year and 28 year sentences for grooming rapists

Posted: 17th December 2025

Anna Pope and Frances Wilmott secure 30 year and 28 year sentences for two grooming rapists, branded “scum of the earth” by a victim in court as they were jailed.

Manzoor Hussain and Imtaz Ali, both ran stalls in Bury market and were convicted at Minshull Street Crown Court , of multiple offences against five girls aged 13 and 16, in the town in the late 1990’s.

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/paedophile-cousins-who-abused-young-33020425

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq8dekv90lxo

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