Court told girl was scared of suspect

An alleged victim told a support worker that one of the two Wellington brothers accused of sexual abuse had made her feel 'frightened and nervous', a court has heard.

The information came from extracts of conversations with several of the alleged victims in the trial of Ahdel Ali and Mubarek Ali.

A jury heard that Helen Morris, a senior case officer for CATE (Child Abuse Through Exploitation), operated by Telford & Wrekin Council, had established confidential relationships with vulnerable young people believed to be at risk of sexual exploitation.

At Stafford Crown Court yesterday Miss Morris said all the conversations were recorded and had been accessed in September, 2010, when she was interviewed by police.

Miss Morris said that the girls had talked to her about people they associated with, which had included 'Max and Eddie', during 2008 and 2009.

The court has been told that Max is 29-year-old Mubarek Ali, and that Eddie is his 24-year-old brother, Ahdel Ali.

One of the alleged victims had told Miss Morris that she had been in Eddie's car when he asked her and a friend to be involved in sexual activity.

During later meetings the same girl said that Eddie told her he had 'pimped out' a teenage girl and had also said he wanted her to have sex with other men.

Miss Morris said the girl claimed that Eddie had 'constantly' asked her to perform a sex act on him, but she did not like him and said 'he frightened her and made her feel nervous'

Cross-examined by Tayyab Khan, for Ahdel Ali, Miss Morris agreed that the alleged victim did not tell her that Eddie was prostituting her and had said there was nothing sexual between them.

Miss Morris denied that she had been probing to find out who was prostituting the girls and about his client.

Ahdel Ali, of Regent Street, denies allegations of rape, sexual activity with a child, controlling and inciting child prostitution and meeting a child after grooming.

His brother, Mubarek Ali, also of Regent Street, denies controlling child prostitution and trafficking in the UK for sexual exploitation.

The trial continues.