Fears of accusations of racism allowed Asian men in Rotherham and elsewhere to continue raping, sexually abusing and threatening teenaged girls with violence over a 16-year period. Over 1,400 girls are believed to have been victims of five men operating the sexploitation ring and named as Umar Razaq, Adil Hussain, Razwan Razaq, Zafran Ramzan, and Mohsin Khan.