Six key members of one of Britain's worst grooming gangs have been released early and two are no longer even on licence.

The gang terrorised young girls in Oxford between 1998 and 2005 by sexually abusing them - including rape - after plying them with drugs and alcohol.

They subjected the vulnerable girls to threats and violence, made them have sex with other men and had the victims at their "mercy". One groomer lived 174 miles away from Oxford in Bolton, Lancs.

GB News can now reveal six key members of the group have all been released before serving their full sentences.

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And two have even been taken off licence, meaning a series of conditions they would have had to adhere to no longer apply.

The victims were aged between 13 and 15.

The Ministry of Justice confirmed the following men had all been released from prison.

The rapes and assaults happened often in cars, especially a Nissan Serena (stock pic)

Their ages were at the time of sentence in June, 2018:

The rapes and assaults happened often in cars, especially a Nissan Serena people carrier, in laybys, parks and guest houses.

One of the victim's said of the people carrier: "They would pick the girls, have sex with them, and dump them. Everything happened in that Serena."

A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said: “Our thoughts remain with all the victims in this despicable case.

“Offenders released on licence are subject to strict conditions and will be sent back to prison if they break the rules.”