Out of the darkness: The woman who helped expose the Rotherham abuse scandal

The woman who helped expose the Rotherham abuse scandal and jail an evil grooming gang is telling her incredible story as she campaigns to help other victims.

Chris Burn reports.  For four years, she has told the world her horrifying story from the shadows – putting unrelenting pressure on the authorities to finally deliver justice for the abused girls of Rotherham. But now Sammy Woodhouse has waived her anonymity to reveal her true identity as she emerges from the darkness of the town’s notorious exploitation scandal.

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YP Comment: Human cost of abuse scandal

The incredibly brave Samantha Woodhouse did the nation a service by helping to expose the appalling Rotherham child abuse scandal.

For years, she gave interviews under the name ‘Jessica’ to highlight what had happened in the town and the lack of action by those in authority to bring abusers to justice.

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