ALL evidence has now been heard in the Old Bailey trial of nine men accused of sexually exploiting vulnerable girls in Oxford.

The last defendant to give evidence, Bilal Ahmed, finished testifying this afternoon to bring the defence case to an end.

The trial has run for 12 and a half weeks and evidence has come from six alleged victims.

Five out of the nine defendants chose to take the witness stand.

Judge Peter Rook told the jury he hoped to send them out to consider their verdicts for the 66 charges on May 1 after speeches from barristers and he had summed up of the case.

The jury will return on Tuesday morning when the prosecution will begin its closing speech.

All defendants deny all charges.

Nine defendants deny 66 charges. They are:

-Kamar Jamil, 27, of Aldrich Road, Summertown, Oxford, denies five rapes, two charges of conspiracy to rape, one of arranging or facilitating child prostitution, and one of trafficking for sexual exploitation.
-Akhtar Dogar, 32, of Tawney Street, East Oxford, denies five rapes, three charges of conspiracy to rape, two of arranging or facilitating child prostitution, and trafficking for sexual exploitation.
-Anjum Dogar, 31, of Tawney Street, East Oxford, denies three rapes, three charges of conspiracy to rape, two of arranging or facilitating child prostitution, and trafficking for sexual exploitation.
-Assad Hussain, 32, of Ashhurst Way, Rose Hill, Oxford, denies rape and two charges of sexual activity with a child.
-Mohammed Karrar, 38, of Kames Close, Cowley, denies seven rapes, four charges of conspiracy to rape, two of trafficking for sexual exploitation, two of arranging or facilitating child prostitution, serious sexual assault, conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with a child, using an instrument to procure a miscarriage, and supplying a Class A drug to another.
-Bassam Karrar, 33, of Hundred Acres Close, Cowley, denies three rapes, three charges of conspiracy to rape, two charges of arranging or facilitating child prostitution, and trafficking for sexual exploitation.
-Mohammed Hussain, 24, of Horspath Road, Cowley, Oxford, denies three charges of sexual activity with a child.
-Zeeshan Ahmed, 27, of Palmer Road, Wood Farm, Oxford, denies two charges of sexual activity with a child.
-Bilal Ahmed, 26, of Suffolk Road, Maidenhead, denies sexual activity with a child.