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. The grooming scandals in Rochdale and similar ones in other cities which involved Asian men, including Oxford and Rotherham, have fuelled fight-wing groups opposing multiculturalism and immigration. ", "Lesley Sharp: 'What happened to the girls in Rochdale is never far from my mind', "British-Pakistani researchers say grooming gangs are 84% Asian", Failing victims, fuelling hate: challenging the harms of the 'Muslim grooming gangs' narrative. 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. No further action was taken against Amber, but it would be another two years before the CPS agreed that she should be treated as a victim and witness rather than a suspect. Three Girls review a brave new focus on the Rochdale child sexual abuse scandal, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. He said: "It creates a culture of hopelessness, where the police officers think 'what's the point? 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. This vulnerable girl had been failed.. Grooming victim: "What they did to me was evil. Finally, she has been exonerated. She had a knack of speaking on a human level to estate kids and she was head-hunted by her bosses to persuade them to give evidence in the trial despite the woeful original investigation. She says they got into a fight and he hit her in the face. Not one charged never, why? Her mother was not allowed to be with her during the interview, and there was no mention of an appropriate adult. 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. "[32] Further research has been pursued since late 2011 by the Office of the Children's Commissioner. [32] The inquiry issued its final report in November 2013. Nine men of mainly Pakistani heritage were convicted in 2012 after a long, complex trial for offences that happened in and around Rochdale in 2008 and 2009. [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. Molly Windsor, Liv Hill and Ria Zmitrowicz feature as a trio of girls drawn into the frightening world of sexual exploitation. Some studies suggest an overrepresentation of black and Asian offenders relative to the demographics of national populations. Although a court order prevented her being named, everyone in her local community knew who she was. But she changed her mind when Operation Span came knocking and she was given cast iron assurances the victims would be supported. Shed been the victim of abuse from the age of 14. Nine men between 24 and 38 years old were arrested on suspicion of sexual activity with a child. Must demonstrate independence and competence in the duties on a variety of procedures. In The Betrayed Girls, they speak to survivors, . Mohammed Amin received a five-year sentence for sexual assault and conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with children. 10:45, 3 JUL 2017. It made me sick to my stomach. 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. Were told 84% of grooming gangs are Asian. The government would not comment on the Rochdale case but said it had deported more than 51,000 foreign national offenders since 2010. Amber still sees those whom she says raped, beat and tortured her, out and about in Rochdale. One father called Children's Social Care (CSC) up to 50 times, reporting his daughter's "uncontrollable drinking, running away and difficult behaviour". Abdul Aziz received a similar sentence: nine years (concurrently) for trafficking for sexual exploitation and conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with children. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) investigated Kabeer Hassan and another man, aged 59. 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. Between 2008 and 2010, a child abuse ring that came to be known as part of the grooming gang phenomenon operated in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. I think it's wrong that she be held back in this way.". Why can't I get a job? "I wouldn't go out of the house for nine months on my own without my mum or dad, because I was frightened," she said. Willmer added: "We think this is the tip of the iceberg", although she cautioned against treating the matter as a race crime: "It's a criminal thing. 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. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) - Failure to recognise child sexual exploitation in the early stages, Rochdale Social Services - Lack of organisational priority over child sexual exploitation, an unstable duty and assessment team and a "chaotic" duty system, Health services - GPs had explicit information that some of the girls were at risk "that could have helped them identify the possibility of sexual exploitation at earlier points", Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) - Recognition of child sexual exploitation in the early years "was very poor", resulting in missed prosecution opportunities in 2008. Even though she had been a victim, she was accused of being involved in the grooming. . "At first I thought it was great because nothing sexual had happened, I thought I could just get all of this stuff for free.". She continued to receive phone calls from her abusers, and cars with drivers she recognised were parking outside. The police were called. 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 Assistant Chief Constable Steve Heywood said that about 550 officers were working on Operation Doublet in May 2013. [25], The findings have been questioned by researchers Ella Cockbain and Helen Brayley, from whose work for the UCL Jill Dando Institute of Security and Crime Science The Times report had drawn much of its evidence. There was a string of different inquiries into what went wrong. Read about our approach to external linking. I didnt want other people to feel how I felt. Her courage and Olivers support resulted in a database of abusers whom she identified by names, car registrations, telephone numbers and addresses. Social workers focused on young people's high-risk behaviour and "not their vulnerability", the latest review found. The investigation into the sexual abuse of the girl had been reopened following the exposure of police failings. 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. Rochdale is also being considered as part of the Independent Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse, which is examining whether authorities across the country took the problem seriously. etween 2008 and 2010, a child abuse ring that came to be known as part of the grooming gang phenomenon operated in Rochdale. [25][26][27] A report by the deputy children's commissioner in 2012 said that 33% of child sex abuse by gangs in Britain was committed by British Asians, where Asians are 7% of the population, but concluded that it was "irresponsible" to dwell on the data. 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"It's not a normal relationship when your boyfriend is getting you to sleep with all his friends for money.". had learned about the investigation but after approaching GMP we were told to hold off until the victims had been spoken to. [5] The girls were mainly White British. [1] Forty-seven girls were identified as victims of child sexual exploitation during the police investigation. 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. Rochdale grooming gang members could be deported to Pakistan; . 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"Most child sexual abuse gangs made up of white men, Home Office report says", "A new Home Office report admits grooming gangs are not a 'Muslim problem', "Rochdale sex-grooming gangs able to flourish due to police errors says report", Greater Manchester Police, Report into Rochdale CSE investigation, 13 March 2015, "No officers to be charged over Rochdale child abuse failure, say police", The Rochdale Borough Safeguarding Children Board, Review of Multi-Agency Responses to the Sexual Exploitation of Children, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rochdale_child_sex_abuse_ring&oldid=1140279348, This page was last edited on 19 February 2023, at 10:03. 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. The men led the girls to believe they were in relationships with some of them, and it was normal to have sex. "It will always be there, but I know how to deal with it," she said. have fuelled fight-wing groups opposing multiculturalism and immigration. "[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. Abdul Rauf was sentenced to six years for trafficking for sexual exploitation and conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with children. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. [2], The victims, vulnerable teenagers from deprived, dysfunctional backgrounds, were targeted in "honeypot locations" where young people congregated, such as takeaway food shops. Career Track: Leadership. The recent BBC One drama Three Girls explored the harrowing true story of the Rochdale child grooming case. But because of an obligation to disclose criminal convictions, she has been prevented from pursuing her chosen career. Man United beat West Ham in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Wednesday and we'll bring you live reaction from the match. After the court case, social services started to pursue Amber, with the aim of having her children removed. "[36] Narey rejected the idea that such gangs were specifically targeting white girls, but suggested vulnerable girls on the street were more likely to be white since Asian girls were subjected to strict parenting and were more likely to be kept off the streets. Two members of the grooming gang the gangs ringleader Shabir Ahmed and Kabeer Hassan were arrested and released on bail. The probe began after a local teenager was arrested for smashing up a cabinet at the Balti . 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The ID parades were particularly gruelling for Amber, who did 12 in one day alone, correctly identifying 10 of her abusers. "She yearns to put her awful experiences to some value. Nine men were convicted, of whom eight were of British Pakistani origin and one was an Afghan asylum-seeker. I'm only a kid - why is it always me? Amber had, under pressure from the abusers, taken some of her friends to the takeaway where the ringleaders operated from. She described the Rochdale case as "even more disgusting" than cases of girls being passed around street gangs, as the perpetrators "were grown men, some of them religious teachers or running businesses, with young families of their own. 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One of their victims tells her story. "[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. [22] Operation Doublet was launched at the same time as an investigation into child grooming and sexual abuse in the region. In a disused hotel ballroom just off the M60 in Greater Manchester, she describes to us how the authorities knew she was at risk, but failed to stop the abuse. The men, she said, were friendly at first, simply chatting with the girls now and again in a takeaway shop. [53], On 13 March 2015, Greater Manchester Police apologised for its failure to investigate child sexual exploitation allegations more thoroughly between 2008 and 2010. Actress Maxine Peake starred in the series as Sara Rowbotham, the sexual health aid worker who first uncovered the patterns of severe abuse in the area, but struggled to bring it to the attention of authorities. The investigation slowly built a compelling case, away from the public gaze. [45] In particular they pointed out that the inquiry by the Office of the Children's Commissioner[33] found that, while a majority of victims were white and a majority of perpetrators were men of South Asian descent, there were many cases where "perpetrators and their victims were ethnically diverse. [7] Actress Lesley Sharp played the police detective Margaret Oliver in the series. [9] The men were aged between 24-59 and all knew each other. 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Some of the men involved were arrested, tried and found guilty. Nine men have each been sentenced to up to 25 years in jail for a catalogue of serious sexual offences against teenage girls in Rochdale, exposed following widespread media coverage of grooming. They were overlooked, they were discriminated against.. 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. He said the investigation was looking at cases in Rochdale dating back to 2003. We need to remember and learn from the mistakes of the past to ensure they are not repeated. "I felt let down," she said. THE SICK leader of the Rochdale child sex abuse ring is serving a 22-year prison sentence for his role in the gang. "That can't make sense.". "I've had a lot of problems in the past, suicide attempts and drinking, but now I know something is being done to prevent it happening again. But wheres the evidence? The trial of nine of the grooming gang was pending, and in the meantime, despite never having been informed, arrested or cautioned, Amber was added to the indictment by the CPS as a co-conspirator. On one occasion he ordered a girl aged 15 to have sex with Kabeer Hassan, as a "treat" for his birthday Hassan then raped the girl. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Daisy gave evidence at the Rochdale grooming trial; her testimony about the abuse she witnessed helped put men in prison. As a responsible publication the M.E.Ns editors respected this request from senior detectives at GMP and eventually our story was published a few months later. He shouted in court, "Where are the white people? BBC Ones new drama Three Girls launched on Tuesday to five million viewers. Maggie Oliver was again left fuming when one of the girls she had talked round - a victim of abuse - was placed in the indictment that went before the jury. In relation to historical failures, he apologised to Daisy. Because she was not involved in the trial, and therefore did not give evidence, she had no opportunity to defend herself. The uncomfortable truth would eventually come out despite the botched original police investigation which concluded the girl, who would later become the prosecutions star witness, was not credible. 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. *To protect her identity the victim's name has been changed. Finally, officers did not challenge a Crown Prosecution Service decision not to prosecute. Assistant Chief Constable Dawn Copley said that, at the time of the earlier investigation, "there was a strong target driven focus, predominantly on serious acquisitive crime. The networks of men come from different backgrounds: in the North and Midlands many have been British Asians; in Devon it was white men; in Bath and Bristol, Afro-Caribbeans; in London, all ethnic mixes, whites, Iraqis, Kurds, Afghans, Somalis". Men alleged to be part of a child-grooming ring in Rochdale were never brought to justice because the evidence of teenage victims was not pursued, according a former police officer. However, Sir Peter said the report failed to confront a "fundamental" problem faced by police officers, who are repeatedly asked to track down and return young people missing from children's homes, only for them to run away again. Abdul Aziz, 51, Adil Khan, 51, and Qari Rauf, 52,. Following the case in Rochdale similar cases of grooming and sexual abuse/exploitation of young girls came to light in various towns and cities across the UK. In some cases those girls were raped, callously, viciously and violently. [17] Abdul Aziz, a married father of three, took over from Shabir Ahmed as the main trafficker and was paid by various men to supply underage girls for sex. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The three-part series tells the story of the victims of an infamous child grooming and sex trafficking scandal in Rochdale, and continues on Wednesday night. I think it was because they were afraid of being called racist. In other words, victims of horrific abuse had been ignored until one of them - the girl who smashed up the takeaway - finally made her story heard. Maggie spent six months speaking to the victims from Rochdale and persuaded them to give evidence. I never thought that they would do what they did to me, because you don't think that would happen.". Sir Peter said Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd has set up an independent commission to look into the handling of cases involving teenagers with chaotic lifestyles. She later went on to positively identify a number of offenders, which enabled charges to be brought against them all. To date, the CPS has not accepted any failure on its part and instead continues to herald this case as the first successful prosecution of a grooming gang. Afterwards, she told me: I went home, put it to the back of my mind to be honest. 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. I didnt know what that meant. She was held in custody for hours before being released on bail. The BBC drama Three Girls was based on the Rochdale child sexual abuse scandal. Job Description. The arrests are in relation to one of the five girls who gave evidence at Liverpool Crown Court in the case of a child sex grooming ring in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Why's nothing happened to the police? Kabeer Hassan was sentenced to nine years for rape and conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with children. Furious, Maggie vowed never to be part of such an investigation in future. Police said the victims were from chaotic, council estate backgrounds and as many as 50 girls could have been victims of the gang. Handout pictures released by Greater Manchester police in 2012 show eight of nine men convicted in connection with the child sexual exploitation ring. Man United beat West Ham United in the FA Cup fifth round and here are how the players rated at Old Trafford. When police arrived, she says they did not believe her version of events. Amber was understandably reluctant to trust the police. Attempts by Rochdale Crisis Intervention Team co-ordinator for the NHS, Sara Rowbotham, to alert police and authorities to "patterns of sexual abuse" were ignored. She said that seven officers had been served with misconduct notices, but no further disciplinary action would be taken against them. In October 2010 the M.E.N. Another five-year sentence was given to Abdul Qayyum for conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with children, while Hamid Safi received four years for trafficking for sexual exploitation and conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with children. ", He added that significant improvements had been made to the way child sexual exploitation is investigated and encouraged anyone with any concerns to please get in touch. Instead, when she became upset and disruptive, she was arrested and later convicted of disorderly behaviour. May stated the revocations were "conducive to the public good". [2] One 13-year-old victim had an abortion after becoming pregnant. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. [22] Suggestions emerged that police and social work departments failed to act when details of the gang emerged for fear of appearing racist, and vulnerable white teenagers being groomed by Pakistani men were ignored. Ten months after her case had been dropped, police decided to revisit the case after more complaints emerged. More arrests, and more . She not only suffered at the time [of the abuse] but she continues to suffer because of the criminal records. The patchy training of frontline staff was to blame for the way childrens social care responded to the victims, the Rochdale Borough Safeguarding Children Board (RBSCB) said in its review into child sexual exploitation after the trial. One in five children and young people who go missing from home or care is at risk of serious harm, with major concerns about the links between children running away and the risks of child sexual exploitation, it said. The ringleader, 59-year-old Shabir Ahmed, claimed the girls were "prostitutes" who had been running a "business empire" and it was all "white lies". Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Harry and Meghan told to 'vacate' Frogmore Cottage, Fungus case forces Jack Daniels to halt construction, Rare Jurassic-era bug found at Arkansas Walmart, Ed Sheeran says wife developed tumour in pregnancy, China and Belarus call for peace in Ukraine, Dozens of girls treated after new Iran poisonings, Havana Syndrome unlikely to have hostile cause - US, Man survives 31 days in jungle by eating worms. Felt let down, '' she said that seven officers had been failed.. grooming victim: `` what did... 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