Sex trafficking: Four in Sheffield court denial

Amanda Spencer appeared at Sheffield Crown Court today along with three men who each denied related offences.

Spencer pleaded not guilty to 37 separate charges relating to child prostitution involving eight different children.

She also denied a single count of trafficking within the UK for sexual exploitation.

Spencer, who has long, black hair, stood in the dock today wearing a blue body warmer over a white hoodie and jeans.

She was joined by Lee Unwin, Kareem Ahmed, and a third man, who cannot be named for legal reasons.

Unwin, 26, denied one count of paying for the sexual services of children.

Ahmed, 29, denied one count of trafficking within the UK for sexual exploitation.

The man who cannot be named denied two counts of sexual assault and another of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl.

Two other men, John McLachlan, 55, and Bashdar Hamadamin, 26, are also charged with related offences but were not in court today.

All the defendants are on bail.