"[32], The former head of Barnardo's, Martin Narey, said on BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "For this particular type of crime, the street grooming of teenage girls in northern towns there is very troubling evidence that Asians are overwhelmingly represented in the prosecutions for such offences. Speaking at the conclusion of a 10-week trial at Liverpool Crown. [1][2], The oldest person to be convicted, Shabir Ahmed,[16] was for a while the main trafficker of the victims. The inspector concluded the abuse could have stopped if the authorities had stepped in sooner. They ripped away all my dignity". [1] The abusers paid small sums of money for the encounters. There was a string of different inquiries into what went wrong. UK News US News World News Weird News Real Life More Hopeful TeamDogs In Your Area. A new investigation, dubbed Operation Span, was launched. NINE men who ran the Rochdale child sex abuse ring were eventually jailed for a string of offences in 2012. Cryer said, "Neither the police nor social services would touch those cases. In this case the judge did indicate his belief that the Rochdale gang had deliberately sought victims outside their own community. He said there was no doubt she was a victim of horrendous abuse and exploitation and he accepted that the police response "could and should have been better". Rochdale grooming gang members could be deported to Pakistan; . Shabir Ahmed received the longest sentence, 19 years for rape, aiding and abetting a rape, sexual assault, trafficking for sexual exploitation and conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with children. [55], Last edited on 19 February 2023, at 10:03, UCL Jill Dando Institute of Security and Crime Science, Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, List of sexual abuses perpetrated by groups, Post-assault treatment of sexual assault victims, "Rochdale grooming trial: gang convicted for sex trafficking", "Rochdale child sex ring case: respected men who preyed on the vulnerable", "Rochdale grooming trial: Nine found guilty of child sex charges", "Rochdale grooming trial: how the case unfolded", "Rochdale child sex ring: did political correctness delay justice? Finally, after a gruelling 18 months and several hearings, the judge threw the case out. In relation to historical failures, he apologised to Daisy. The recent BBC One drama Three Girls explored the harrowing true story of the Rochdale child grooming case. Police failed to tell council about arrest of Rochdale grooming gang leader who was employed as welfare rights officer Casework by police and social care was "very poor" in 10 sample cases A significant proportion of cases were labelled as no further action needed and the leadership team were not interested in childrens social care. Social workers focused on young people's high-risk behaviour and "not their vulnerability", the latest review found. Jailing them, Judge Gerald Clifton said: You have all been convicted by the jury after a long trial of grave sexual offences which were committed between the spring of 2008 and 2010. Why's nothing happened to the police? One delivered a takeaway to my house a few weeks back, she tells me. 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[31], In late 2011, the Office of the Children's Commissioner began a two-year long inquiry into child sexual exploitation by street gangs. Read about our approach to external linking. "I was scared telling them, because I didn't know what the consequences would be from the men. "Eventually I moved out of the area as I couldn't stay there anymore.". The first victim, who was 15 when the abuse began, told the police what had been happening to her in August 2008. etween 2008 and 2010, a child abuse ring that came to be known as part of the grooming gang phenomenon operated in Rochdale. Not just once - but repeatedly - by a gang of men who would ply her with vodka and threaten her with violence unless she succumbed to horrific abuse. There were fears that press involvement would frighten the girls away. "Why have I still got a criminal record? And more than that, she was among a band of white girls who were being specifically targeted by a gang of largely Pakistani-heritage men because, as the trial judge would later acknowledge, the mens victims were not of your community or religion. [1] Forty-seven girls were identified as victims of child sexual exploitation during the police investigation. But wheres the evidence? She was vilified and nicknamed in the press as the Honey Monster. But in court, she was portrayed by the prosecution and defence as an assistant pimp. "We would get free alcohol and cigarettes, food, free taxis," she said. "[30], Tim Loughton, the Minister for Children and Families, said that while there was no evidence that ethnic communities condoned child sexual abuse, he was concerned that some had been slow to report it to the police, and urged police and social workers not to allow "political correctness around ethnicity" to hinder their work to apprehend such criminals. Stephen Watson, chief constable of Greater Manchester police, made a personal apology to three of the Rochdale victims. But the investigation, according to one officer who was involved, was a car crash. This resulted in Greater Manchester Police launching Operation Doublet to investigate further claims of abuse with 19 men so far being convicted. Sign up and we will email you daily with the best of our political and news coverage while also giving you a taste of our most-popular lifestyle, opinion and personal blogs. [52], In December 2013, the case review by Rochdale County was leaked, which highlighted findings from an internal police investigation. [5], In March 2015, Greater Manchester Police apologised for its failure to investigate the child sexual exploitation allegations more thoroughly between 2008 and 2010. After the trials conclusion, there were public apologies from the police, the council and prosecutors for failing the victims. 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Sun Online looks at the group from Rochdale and Oldham, who exploited girls as young as 1 As a result of police failures to respond to evidence, the men who had groomed the three children were able to continue . In October 2010 the M.E.N. Handout pictures released by Greater Manchester police in 2012 show eight of nine men convicted in connection with the child sexual exploitation ring. The scandal shocked the nation - and helped change the way the criminal justice system treats victims of grooming. It took police 11 months to compile a file of evidence for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) after interviewing the young victim from the takeaway on four separate occasions. Those failings allowed seven youngsters, and potentially dozens more later identified by police, to be exposed to a catalogue of horrific sex abuse at the hands of manipulative predators. [35] "The citations are correct but they have been taken out of context," Cockbain told The Independent; "Nor do they acknowledge the small sample size of the original research, which focused on just two large cases." Now they werent prepared to do that. Some of you acted as you did to satiate your lust, some of you to make money, all of you treated them as though they were worthless and beyond respect.. said in its review into child sexual exploitation after the trial. The abuse of minor female children that occurred in 2008 and 2009 centred around two takeaways in Heywood near Rochdale. 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Social services became involved when she started to arrive at school dirty and sometimes smelling of alcohol. Furious, Maggie vowed never to be part of such an investigation in future. The Rochdale child sex abuse ring involved underage teenage girls in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. Of the 56 offenders convicted since 1997 for crimes relating to on-street grooming of girls aged 11 to 16, three were white, 53 were Asian of which 50 were Muslim, and most were from the British Pakistani community. Oliver had been headhunted to join the grooming gangs case as detective and victim liaison officer in 2010 because of her experience working with vulnerable victims. Instead of being seen as a victim, Daisy was arrested and prosecuted for offences - many directly linked to the abuse she was suffering. "He asked me to come upstairs and I didn't really think anything of it," she explained. She walked out, refusing to go along with this decision, and was forbidden from speaking to Amber. A ringleader of a grooming gang has avoided being deported so it would therefore be wrong to deport two other gang members, a tribunal has heard. Indeed one witness, said in the course of the trial that he did not wish to be seen with young white girls in his community in Oldham.. [16], The trial concluded in May 2012 with the nine convictions. On one of those interviews a police officer can be heard yawning while repeatedly asking why she had put herself in such a vulnerable position. Nine men were convicted of being part of the child sexual exploitation ring, Nazir Afzal regrets that the CPS dropped the original grooming case, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. On 9 May 2012, the Rochdale grooming trial reached its conclusion. The skinny 15-year-old girl was arrested and taken to the police station but then spent six hours pouring her heart out about precisely why she had acted in such an antisocial manner. [1] One 13-year-old victim recounted that, after being forced to have sex in exchange for vodka, her abuser immediately raped her again and gave her 40 to not say anything about the incident. Nazir Afzal, chief prosecutor in the North West - who overturned the original CPS decision not to prosecute over allegations of abuse in 2009 - said: "I absolutely accept that things didn't go well for us and other agencies. The probe began after a local teenager was arrested for smashing up a cabinet at the Balti . Her evidence helped put abusers behind bars, yet Amber was vilified by the authorities and says her torment will never end. [2][3][4] The men were British Pakistanis, which led to discussion on whether the failure to investigate them was linked to the authorities' fear of being accused of racial prejudice. Stephen Watson says force had lacked professional curiosity when it came to young victims of grooming gangs 19 Apr 2022 Rochdale victim: 'I was groomed at 14, then the courts came for my. It was outrageous. The picture which emerged was one of vulnerable young girls, some as young as 10, who were being targeted for sexual abuse and written off by authorities who believed the girls were making their own choices. "I got picked up so many times by the police and it was always when I was out with adult men," she says. The gang of nine men received jail sentences of between four and 19 years from a judge who said they treated their victims as though they were worthless and beyond any respect. Writing for HuffPost UK, chief executive Javed Khan of childrens charity Barnardos described Three Girls as absolutely vital viewing.. Why can't I get a job? He shouted in court, "Where are the white people? Mohammed Sajid was sentenced to 12 years for rape, sexual activity with a girl under 16, trafficking for sexual exploitation and conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with children. By then police were investigating allegations from another girl about on-street grooming in Heywood. The National Association for People Abused in Childhood (Napac) offers support for adult survivors on 0808 801 0331. She said that seven officers had been served with misconduct notices, but no further disciplinary action would be taken against them. Were told 84% of grooming gangs are Asian. Molly Windsor, Liv Hill and Ria Zmitrowicz feature as a trio of girls drawn into the frightening world of sexual exploitation. In 2009, when Amber was 16, uniformed officers arrived at her mothers house, arrested her and took her to the police station. Last Tuesday Amber, with two other victims of the Rochdale grooming gang, finally received an apology delivered personally by Stephen Watson, the chief constable of Greater Manchester police (GMP). Finally, officers did not challenge a Crown Prosecution Service decision not to prosecute. Known as the "Rochdale Grooming" case, over 1400 vulnerable children were systematically abused by gangs of men between 2005 and 2013. Why has nothing happened to these men? Daisy had ambitions to become a social worker, to use her painful past to help others in the future. The NSPCC offers support to children on 0800 1111, and adults concerned about a child on 0808 800 5000. The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Although a court order prevented her being named, everyone in her local community knew who she was. She not only suffered at the time [of the abuse] but she continues to suffer because of the criminal records. One of their victims tells her story. The abuse then continued, with a number of men who she had not seen before joining in. Their treatment encompasses a range of catastrophic errors in one of the countrys most harrowing child sexual abuse scandals. [2] One 13-year-old victim had an abortion after becoming pregnant. She told me: It wasnt like a forced thing. [46], The Rochdale case was one of several cases which prompted investigations looking into the claim that "the majority of the perpetrators have been British Pakistani"; the first was by Quilliam in December 2017, which released a report entitled "Group Based Child Sexual Exploitation Dissecting Grooming Gangs", which claimed 84% of offenders were of South Asian heritage. "We have got a number of girls in Rochdale that we believe are being abused and many of them will not talk to us and, even if they did, will not tell us about what is happening and certainly don't want to make a complaint because that means they go into the criminal justice system.". "We have to remember that in most of those cases, the girls themselves did not regard themselves as victims and were not willing to make complaints and that is still the situation now," he said. More arrests, and more . Finally, she has been exonerated. They were overlooked, they were discriminated against.. [2], The victims, vulnerable teenagers from deprived, dysfunctional backgrounds, were targeted in "honeypot locations" where young people congregated, such as takeaway food shops. Last May. Pay Range: $54.58 - $88.09. "[2][11] Shabir Ahmed's threatening behaviour and calling Judge Gerald Clifton a "racist bastard" resulted in him being banned from the court for the sentencing hearing. Id been used. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. [25] Furthermore, The Times article alleged: "with the exception of one town there is scant evidence of work being undertaken in British Pakistani communities to confront the problem" of "pimping gangs" largely consisting of "members of the British Pakistani community". It was not until summer 2011 that Nazir Afzal, the new regional head of the CPS, reversed the decision not to prosecute. Last Tuesday Amber, with two other victims of the Rochdale grooming gang, finally received an apology delivered personally by Stephen Watson, the chief constable of Greater Manchester police. Copley said: "We apologise to the victims and we give them our assurance that lessons have been learned, changes have been made and we are determined to use this to continue making improvements. But she added: "They're just brainwashing you so you think you love them so you do what they say. The testimony of one of the five victims of the Rochdale grooming ring revealed the depth of the exploitation she suffered. "[29] Cryer had attempted to reach the Muslim community and persuade it to take action: "I went to a friend of mine, who was a local councillor and happened to be a Muslim and therefore able to represent me to the elders, because I thought it was a good move to try to get those elders involved. [8] The victims, plied with drugs and alcohol, were passed around friends and family,[18] and taken to various locations in the north of England, including Rochdale, Oldham, Nelson, Bradford and Leeds. Man United beat West Ham United in the FA Cup fifth round and here are how the players rated at Old Trafford. "At first I felt really bad, dirty and ashamed. Amber had, under pressure from the abusers, taken some of her friends to the takeaway where the ringleaders operated from. [22] Operation Doublet was launched at the same time as an investigation into child grooming and sexual abuse in the region. She continued to receive phone calls from her abusers, and cars with drivers she recognised were parking outside. The men, she said, were friendly at first, simply chatting with the girls now and again in a takeaway shop. [24], The case raised a serious debate about whether the crimes were racially motivated. It resulted in the conviction of nine men for offences including rape and human. "The report paints a shocking picture of the inability of these agencies to protect these young people successfully," said Jane Booth, chair of the safeguarding board. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. One victim, a 15-year-old known as the Honey Monster, acted as a recruiter, procuring girls as young as 13 for the gang. "[3], Sayeeda Warsi, co-chairperson of the Conservative Party, in an interview with the Evening Standard, said "You can only start solving a problem if you acknowledge it first," and added, "This small minority who see women as second class citizens, and white women probably as third class citizens, are to be spoken out against." Running though them is repeated mentions of the fact that many in authority believed that the girls had brought the abuse on themselves. The review recommended a "speedy resolution" to leadership failures. Just before the due date of her second baby, she was called to the family court, where an application was made to remove both children on the grounds that Amber was an abuser and a danger to children. Some of the men involved were arrested, tried and found guilty. The women, who cannot be named for. Police began to investigate child grooming in Rochdale almost by accident. But when the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) reviewed the case in summer 2009, it was decided that the girl "would not be viewed as a credible witness" - a decision not appealed against by GMP - and no prosecution was brought. [32], Wendy Shepherd, child sexual exploitation project manager for Barnardo's in the north of England, said that since she started working with the organisation, there has been "a shift from the men selling children in ones or twos to something that is much more organised in groups and networks. One of the victims given the fictitious name Amber in Three Girls, the BBC One drama about the abuse was 14 when she was targeted by gang members. Despite one victim going to the police in 2008 to report the child grooming, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decided not to prosecute two men, invoking the witness's lack of credibility. Abdul Aziz received a similar sentence: nine years (concurrently) for trafficking for sexual exploitation and conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with children. The BBC drama Three Girls was based on the Rochdale child sexual abuse scandal. The review recommended the Greater Manchester Police establish a monitoring system and commit to maintaining a child sexual exploitation team. "This is something I feel very strongly about," she says. I push thoughts about the abuse out of my head. Tellingly, he added: I believe that one of the factors that led to that was that they were not of your community or religion. The grooming case seemed ripe for exploitation: all the girls were white, all the accused were Asian Muslim men, and they had displayed a searing contempt for their victims. There was a complete lack of appreciation of the world in which some of the girls lived - when in fact that should have framed every conversation . Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. A serious case review by the Rochdale. It formed a large part of the police investigation that became known as Operation Span. He said: "It creates a culture of hopelessness, where the police officers think 'what's the point? Between 2003 and 2014, Rowbotham made more than 180 attempts to alert police and social services but was told the witnesses were not reliable. 'We are not going to stop' - Mikel Arteta sends Man City title message after Arsenal win, Manchester City now trail Arsenal by five points in the Premier League table after the Gunners beat Everton 4-0 on Wednesday night, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp learns Real Madrid lesson ahead of Manchester United clash, Liverpool beat Wolves in the Premier League on Wednesday and face Man United this weekend, West Ham manager David Moyes delivers bullish verdict on FA Cup defeat to Manchester United. History was repeating itself, said Maggie. Grooming victim: "What they did to me was evil. She told me: Police werent arsed with us, really. The convictions she received as a teen continue to hold her back to this day. It made me sick to my stomach. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. I gave hours of interviews, reliving all the abuse. When police were called to a report of a 15-year-old girl smashing up the Balti House takeaway in Heywood, they had no idea that the crime they had. He said the investigation was looking at cases in Rochdale dating back to 2003. [14] The CPS's original decision was overturned in 2011 when a new chief prosecutor for the region, Nazir Afzal, a first generation British-Pakistani,[15] was appointed. Nine men of mainly Pakistani. Posted: February 21, 2023. "[54], One of the seven officers retired without any sanctions being taken, even though his misconduct was found to have warranted disciplinary action. [18] Among the incidents recorded by the police were a 15-year-old victim too drunk to recall being raped by 20 men, one after the other; and another victim so drunk that she vomited over the side of the bed as she was being raped by two men. [34], A report by The Times on 5 January 2011, related to convictions for child sex grooming in the North and Midlands. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. A serious case review by the Rochdale. Nazir Afzal, the newly-appointed chief crown prosecutor for the north west, reversed the decision not to prosecute the two who had been arrested and eventually authorised the charging of ten men in June 2011. I shouldve been helped, not punished.. Nine men were found guilty and sentenced to a total of 77 years in prison. *To protect her identity the victim's name has been changed. They werent bothered when youre from a shit home. Nine men from Rochdale and Oldham were sentenced for up to 19 years in prison in May 2012 after being convicted of offences including rape. "It will always be there, but I know how to deal with it," she said. It was absolute disrespect that vulnerable young people did not have a voice. Amber still sees those whom she says raped, beat and tortured her, out and about in Rochdale. The report added that professionals repeatedly said the victims had it 'in their power' to stop the abuse 'suggesting this was something they could choose not to do'. "The biggest issue to come out of this report is that Greater Manchester Police (GMP) were effectively discriminating against poor, white, working-class girls, so that's not about a failure to spot abuse, that is about actively ignoring abuse that was going on when it was brought to their attention," he said. Later, Rochdale sexual health worker Sara Rowbotham told an inquiry that all the girls had been treated appallingly by protective services. 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