But because of an obligation to disclose criminal convictions, she has been prevented from pursuing her chosen career. Police and social workers failed the girls who were "passed around for sex" by a gang of men, it said. One example mentioned was the issue of child protection for one of the victims, which was discussed in 40 meetings, without any record of police attendance. "Eventually I moved out of the area as I couldn't stay there anymore.". Two members of the grooming gang the gangs ringleader Shabir Ahmed and Kabeer Hassan were arrested and released on bail. I'm only a kid - why is it always me? [32] Ella Cockbain and Helen Brayley pointed out, "There is no criminal offence of 'on-street grooming' and as a result it is very difficult to measure the extent of the crime based on court statistics. 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. During that period, Amber by now pregnant and living in a one-room flat continued to be targeted by the grooming gangs. BBC Ones new drama Three Girls launched on Tuesday to five million viewers. But the consequences of what happened to her are still preventing her from moving on with her life. [5] The girls were mainly White British. "But people can feel some sense of reassurance that we are now bringing more cases to court.". When we met in a hotel in Rochdale last month, Amber was accompanied by Maggie Oliver, a former police detective who walked out of the job in protest at the way Amber had been treated. "It made me feel like I was pretty. "It's not an excuse that's the reality of where we are. 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We were making referrals from 2004, very explicit referrals, referrals which absolutely highlighted for protective services that young people were incredibly vulnerable, she said. But not all. History was repeating itself, said Maggie. The review recommended the Greater Manchester Police establish a monitoring system and commit to maintaining a child sexual exploitation team. The testimony of one of the five victims of the Rochdale grooming ring revealed the depth of the exploitation she suffered. Address: CA Torrance 4101 Torrance Blvd. "They threaten you, and you're scared of them, and that's how they make you do it.". Charity Victim Support's chief executive Javed Khan said: "It is utterly unacceptable that, instead of protecting these vulnerable young victims from sexual exploitation, the authorities judged, blamed and disbelieved them and their families and, in doing so, exposed these victims to further abuse. It was outrageous. have fuelled fight-wing groups opposing multiculturalism and immigration. "He asked me to come upstairs and I didn't really think anything of it," she explained. NINE men who ran the Rochdale child sex abuse ring were eventually jailed for a string of offences in 2012. [23], In March 2015, ten men aged between 26 and 45 were charged with serious sex offences against seven females aged between 13 and 23 at the time. Because she was not involved in the trial, and therefore did not give evidence, she had no opportunity to defend herself. 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. 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. Shabir Ahmed, who abused dozens of vulnerable teenagers, was known as "Dadd said in its review into child sexual exploitation after the trial. One victim was forced to have sex with at least 20 men in one night; another was forced to drink vodka, and was vomiting over the side of the bed while being raped by countless men. They werent bothered when youre from a shit home. 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. The mayor's office. Kabeer Hassan was sentenced to nine years for rape and conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with children. 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. There was a complete lack of understanding of the world in which they existed. What about them? 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. She says she was never informed by police either that she was no longer being treated as a victim, or that none of those she alleged to be her abusers was to be prosecuted for her abuse. [1][2], The oldest person to be convicted, Shabir Ahmed,[16] was for a while the main trafficker of the victims. The abuse continued for months, until one evening she was arrested by police for smashing the counter at a takeaway where some of the men met the girls. Maggie spent six months speaking to the victims from Rochdale and persuaded them to give evidence. The review recommended a "speedy resolution" to leadership failures. [1] Forty-seven girls were identified as victims of child sexual exploitation during the police investigation. Child sexual exploitation has been uncovered in towns, cities and counties all over the country and it affects both girls and boys from all backgrounds. In May 2012, nine men from Rochdale were convicted and jailed for grooming girls with alcohol, drugs and gifts before forcing them to have sex with multiple men. Updated 10:45, 3 JUL 2017. [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. This resulted in Greater Manchester Police launching Operation Doublet to investigate further claims of abuse with 19 men so far being convicted. 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. A significant proportion of cases were labelled as no further action needed and the leadership team were not interested in childrens social care. "Even though I was kicking and screaming in the back [of the police van] saying 'he's hit me or he's raped me', I was always the one that got arrested. Stephen Watson, chief constable of Greater Manchester police, made a personal apology to three of the Rochdale victims. A Serious Case Review published in 2013 concluded that the authorities 'struggled to empathise' with the girls, partly because they were from poor backgrounds, giving them a 'skewed picture of their behaviour'. Read about our approach to external linking. "[40], Hindu and Sikh groups have objected to media use of the "Asian" description saying that the culprits were "almost always of Pakistani origin" and "Muslim". Last month we met Daisy*, who found herself at the centre of the scandal all those years ago. It was like a casual, Oh, bring your friends. She was a vulnerable child, being sexually abused, controlled and in fear. When police arrived, she says they did not believe her version of events. Her evidence helped put abusers behind bars, yet Amber was vilified by the authorities and says her torment will never end. News. "[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. Three women who were groomed, raped and abused by gangs of men in Rochdale have received "substantial" damages and an apology from Greater Manchester Police. Were told 84% of grooming gangs are Asian. She plans to become a social worker, partly due to the ordeal she suffered while still a vulnerable young girl. The abuse took place in Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, in the early 2000s. She said that seven officers had been served with misconduct notices, but no further disciplinary action would be taken against them. "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. He shouted in court, "Where are the white people? He said: "It creates a culture of hopelessness, where the police officers think 'what's the point? [22] Operation Doublet was launched at the same time as an investigation into child grooming and sexual abuse in the region. [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. A serious case review by the Rochdale. I felt sick, got upset nothing never no one from police came to me to explain why I was no longer going to court. "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. Another night - this time in 2007 - Daisy says she was burnt with a heated metal spoon as punishment for refusing to have sex with a man at a house party. Rochdale grooming case - what really happened? The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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". Although police interviewed a total of 56 men on suspicion of abuse, only a handful were tried. She says they got into a fight and he hit her in the face. [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". 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. One victim, a 15-year-old known as the Honey Monster, acted as a recruiter, procuring girls as young as 13 for the gang. Nine men were found guilty and sentenced to a total of 77 years in prison. Social workers told him she was "a child prostitute", and he accepted this "because he did not know that it was wrong", the review said. Urgent police appeal to locate missing teenage girl not seen for over 24 hours, Taylor is thought to have links across south Manchester, "I had to look twice": Confusion as little white robot seen driving along street in Sale, "It made me laugh when it waited patiently to cross the road", Police given more time to question Constance Marten and Mark Gordon as remains found, A 36-hour extension to the pair's detention has been granted by a court, The One Show interview with Idris Elba thrown into chaos as host Alex Jones mocks show blunders, Their chat on the teatime chat show didn't run smoothly, Manchester United player ratings vs West Ham as Casemiro and Alejandro Garnacho good. Why's nothing happened to the police? 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It formed a large part of the police investigation that became known as Operation Span. A much bigger case had been built but, importantly, he simply believed his star witness. 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Abdul Aziz received a similar sentence: nine years (concurrently) for trafficking for sexual exploitation and conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with children. I shouldve been helped, not punished.. Rochdale grooming gang members could be deported after judges uphold ruling to strip them of British citizenship Khan, who also trafficked a 15-year-old girl to others, using violence when she. 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. 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. "At first I felt really bad, dirty and ashamed. Handout pictures released by Greater Manchester police in 2012 show eight of nine men convicted in connection with the child sexual exploitation ring. Torrance, CA. She walked out, refusing to go along with this decision, and was forbidden from speaking to Amber. I was like, 'why are you not listening? She later went on to positively identify a number of offenders, which enabled charges to be brought against them all. . Nothing happened. The first victim, who was 15 when the abuse began, told the police what had been happening to her in August 2008. 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. The Rochdale child sex abuse ring involved underage teenage girls in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. She told me: Police werent arsed with us, really. The testimony of one of the five victims of the Rochdale grooming ring revealed the depth of the exploitation she suffered. 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. May stated the revocations were "conducive to the public good". While this is true, Amber believes that she was used as a scapegoat. 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. 10:45, 3 JUL 2017. "[45], In May 2017, the BBC broadcast Three Girls, a miniseries about the case. The recent BBC One drama Three Girls explored the harrowing true story of the Rochdale child grooming case. She not only suffered at the time [of the abuse] but she continues to suffer because of the criminal records. [36], In a BBC documentary investigating grooming young girls for sex by some Pakistani men, Imam Irfan Chishti from the Rochdale Council of Mosques deplored the practice, saying it was "very shocking to see fellow British Muslims brought to court for this kind of horrific offence. 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. It is worth remembering though that none of it would be happening without a frightened, angry girl who had been raped venting her rage in a takeaway in Heywood and then being courageous enough to speak about what had happened. The perpetrators would pass the girls to their friends, often to settle a debt. Her mother was not allowed to be with her during the interview, and there was no mention of an appropriate adult. 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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. Harriet Wistrich, director of the Centre for Women's Justice, is supporting Daisy in a civil action against Greater Manchester Police and the Crown Prosecution Service. Daisy had ambitions to become a social worker, to use her painful past to help others in the future. They ripped away all my dignity". Read about our approach to external linking. Now they werent prepared to do that. I push thoughts about the abuse out of my head. Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk (Labour) said agencies had actively ignored the abuse and that "social services believed these girls were making lifestyle choices". It drew statistics from organisations such as Barnardo's but the findings were considered inconclusive by expert academics because not all the figures had been compiled in the same way and ethnicity had not always been noted with each reported crime. He said the investigation was looking at cases in Rochdale dating back to 2003. The report also showed that more than 3,000 children under the age of 18 were reported missing in Greater Manchester in 2014. 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. Numerous opportunities to intervene were missed and only two girls received child protection planning, the report said. 2023 BBC. 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. 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