Rotherham child sex abuse survivors nominate support team for national award

Child sex abuse survivors from Rotherham nominated a multi-agency team for a national award for supporting them through their court cases. Sammy Woodhouse and Emma Jackson put forward a multi-agency team, made up of organisations including Rotherham Council, South Yorkshire … Continue reading →

Rotherham abuse brothers’ appeal refused

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Two brothers who groomed and abused girls in Rotherham have had an appeal against their convictions rejected. Arshid and Basharat Hussain were part of a grooming gang jailed in 2016 for the “systematic” sexual abuse of teenage girls in the … Continue reading →

Child sex abusers could be deported upon release from prison

CONVICTED child abusers at the heart of the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal could face deportation, the investigation’s lead detective has revealed. Det Chief Insp Martin Tate, who has been in charge of Operation Clover since September 2013, said offenders … Continue reading →

Child sex abuse trial: Politicians and council officers’ reaction

THE leader of Rotherham Council said justice had finally been served to eight convicted sexual abusers jailed for 96 years – but MP Sarah Champion said this was just the “tip of the iceberg”. Cllr Chris Read, leader of RMBC, … Continue reading →

Gang jailed for rape of 16 young girls in Rotherham

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The full scale of the havoc wreaked by a band of Pakistani brothers who raped and abused dozens of girls in Rotherham was revealed yesterday as eight men were jailed for multiple crimes against vulnerable teenagers. Among them was Sageer … Continue reading →

National Crime Agency Rotherham child sex abuse investigation finds 91 crimes

National Crime Agency Rotherham child sex abuse investigation finds 91 crimes A National Crime Agency investigation into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham has recorded 91 crimes. It has so far identified 29 suspects after interviews with victims and survivors, according … Continue reading →

Over 10,000 lines of enquiry as Rotherham abuse probe expands

Over 10,000 lines of enquiry as Rotherham abuse probe expands Dozens of new officers are to join a massive investigation into historic child sexual exploitation in Rotherham as the probe into hundreds of suspects expands. The National Crime Agency has … Continue reading →

Have we a circular ‘firing squad’?

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The recent trials and other events have started to uncover the positions of those various agencies of state, that all let us down simultaneously and were each as much part of the problem as the others. This could be depicted … Continue reading →

The Rotherham whistleblower

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The Rotherham whistleblower For more than ten years, youth worker Jayne Senior told police and social services about the horrific abuse inflicted on girls in Rotherham by ruthless gangs – but she was repeatedly ignored. Risking imprisonment, she turned whistleblower … Continue reading →

Kaleem Ali guilty of ‘witness intimidation’

It can now be reported that Kaleem Ali, Qurban Ali’s son has been found guilty yesterday, at Rotherham Magistrates Court, of witness intimidation and is now awaiting sentencing on 22nd March. Son of Rotherham child sex abuser guilty of witness … Continue reading →