Seven people, all from Banbury, denied child sexual exploitation charges at Oxford Crown Court yesterday.

All pleaded not guilty to a total of 24 counts against seven alleged victims.

The incidents are alleged to have taken place between 2009 and last year.

They are Ahmed Hassan, 20, of Glyndebourne Gardens; Said Saleh, 20, of Orchard Way; Mohamed Saleh, 21, of Orchard Way; Takudzwa Hova, 21, of Broughton Road; Kagiso Manase, 20, of Warwick Road; Alexandru Nae, 19, of Broome Way, and a 17-year-old from the town who cannot be named for legal reasons.

They are due to stand trial from December 22.

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