Ziaullah Badsha, the alleged Rhyl Paedophile Child Molester and owner of the family-friendly Smash + Shake fast food restaurant in Queens Road, Rhyl, has been arrested. He is charged with child sexual exploitation and trafficking offences in Denbighshire, along with three other men.
Ziaullah Badsha, 24, of Brighton Road, Rhyl, is charged with two counts of rape, four offences under Section 1 and 2 of the Modern Slavery Act, and the supply of Class B drugs.
A 61-year-old man from London, also arrested as part of the investigation, has been released on bail pending further enquiries.
Charges also remain pending against a local female from the Flintshire area as this investigation continues.
The four males charged appeared at Llandudno Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 8 August and have all been remanded in custody.
They will next appear at Mold Crown Court on Friday, 5 September.
Operation Embank and Operation Zirconium are linked investigations led by North Wales Police.
The investigations involve three young teenage English female victims, who made reports in relation to a series of offences in Rhyl and the surrounding area between April 2022 and March 2024.
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