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BBC Mentions Sikh in their report http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-23506795 17 °C Things To Do RUN BY THE BB Leicester child prostitution trial: 'Other Sikh girls' involved with men Aabidali Mubarak Ali, Rakib Iacub and Wajid Usman deny all of the charges Continue reading the main story Related StoriesMen 'paid for sex with girl, 16' A child prostitution trial has heard that "other Sikh girls" were involved with men who paid a 16-year-old girl for sex. The girl told police she had been selling sex after she found out other girls were being "spoken to" by the men, Leicester Crown Court heard. Three men from Leicester are on trial accused of sexual offences against her. Aabidali Mubarak Ali, 39, Rakib Iacub, 20, and Wajid Usman, 22, deny all of the 22 charges. Three other men have already pleaded guilty to related charges. 'Not the only girl'In a police interview played to jurors, the girl said other Sikh people in Leicester had approached her family with concerns their daughters might be "in the same situation". Continue reading the main story “Start QuoteGirl, 16, in police interviewThey knew why I drank, because it eases my sorrow” She told police: "I've been told I'm not the only girl. There are other Sikh girls." She added that it worried her that other girls could be involved. The girl told police that she needed to make money because she wanted to leave home after her parents threatened to kick her out. Jurors have heard that the girl had already been having sex with friends for money before she met the men. The men would pick her up from college, the court heard, and take her to various locations where she was paid up to £30 for sex. Opening the case for the prosecution, barrister Matthew Lowe described her as "very damaged and vulnerable". 'Promised shopping trips'She abused alcohol and smoked cannabis, he said, and had a problematic relationship with her parents. She told police: "They [the men] knew why I drank, because it eases my sorrow." She was told money was no problem and promised shopping trips and holidays, jurors heard. All three defendants on trial are accused of paying for sex with the 16-year-old. Mr Ali, of Guthlaxton Street, and Mr Iacub, of Maynard Road, are also accused of facilitating child prostitution, and trafficking the girl by taking her to various locations and introducing her to other men. Mr Usman, of East Park Road, is also accused of inciting child pornography. The trial continues. 62 C AND PARTNERS THU 1 AUG BBC Radio LeicesterLive Local Radio sport commentaries Top StoriesLaw firms linked to convicted PIs Assange condemns Manning verdicts Sex offence suspects' DNA 'deleted' Profits rise at British Gas owner NEW Third 'SAS' training soldier dies Features Miracle VillageWhere half of tes The story of one-test wonder Fred Tate BBC SPORT 2,500 nappiesWatchWhat does it take to bring up a child in Antarctica? Most Popular Shared 1:New teeth grown from urine - study 2:Pace of modern life: UK v Denmark 3:Drivers warned over hidden puffins 4:The American village set to disappear 5:Bradley Manning guilty of espionage Read 1:US man 'forgotten' in jail gets $4m 2:The village welcoming sex offenders 3:Paramedics 'blacklist 200 homes' 4:Third 'SAS' training soldier dies 5:Don't eat in silence, urges campaign 6:Concern as three sisters go missing 7:Law firms linked to convicted PIs 8:Assange condemns Manning verdicts 9:UK completes digital switchover 10:Insurers 'encourage fraud' say MPs Video/Audio 1:Rubik's cube solved in 7.3 secondsWatch 2:BBC News ChannelWatch 3:The family living in the South PoleWatch 4:Spain crash driver was on phoneWatch 5:Village mops up after delugeWatch 6:Killer whales play near family's boatWatch 7:Burst water pipe floods Rio suburbWatch 8:Twitter 'in talks' over abuse rowWatch 9:Manning 'quintessential whistleblower'Watch 10:'Jetman' flies alongside US planeWatch