Girls left 'at mercy' of UK grooming gangs: Review
Monday, 15 January 2024 Failings by police and council bosses in northern England left girls at the mercy of paedophile grooming gangs for years, according to an independent review. The review highlights multiple failed investigations by Greater Manchester Police into the abuse in Rochdale, with insufficient resources and a lack of apprehension of abusers. The report vindicated two whistleblowers -- the coordinator of a crisis intervention team and detective Maggie Oliver. The review was commissioned following a documentary about the two whistleblowers.
An independent report into historic child sexual exploitation in Rochdale says children were left at the "mercy" of grooming gangs for years because of failings by senior police and council bosses. The 173-page report found that between 2004 and 2013 there were probably at least 74 children being...
Monday, 15 January 2024
