A gang of 11 men plied girls as young as 13 with drink and drugs so they could "pass them around" and use them for sex, a court has heard.

Five girls from broken homes were "shared" by Kabeer Hassan, Abdul Aziz, Abdul Rauf, Mohammed Sajid, Adil Khan, Abdul Qayyum, Mohammed Amin, Qamar Shahzad, Liaquat Shah, Hamid Safi and a 59-year-old man who cannot be named, Liverpool Crown Court was told.

One 13-year-old victim fell pregnant to one of the defendants and had the child aborted, the court was told.

Another teenager recalled being raped by two men while she was "so drunk she was vomiting over the side of the bed".

Rachel Smith, opening the case for the prosecution, told the jury of three men and nine women: "Some of you may find what you are about to hear distressing. The events and circumstances described by the girls are at best saddening and at worst shocking in places.

"No child should be exploited as these girls say they were."

The men are charged with conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with children under the age of 16.

They have all pleaded not guilty.