Newcastle grooming gang – more from The Times

Ex-police chief Sue Sim ‘appalled’ at use of rapist in Newcastle grooming case The former chief constable who set up a sex-grooming investigation in which a child rapist was paid to be a police informant said yesterday that she was … Continue reading →

Rotherham sex abuse survivor criticises payment to paedophile informant

A woman abused by a sex gang leader in Rotherham has criticised a decision to pay a child rapist £10,000 to infiltrate a paedophile ring. Sammy Woodward, now in her 30s but who was 14 when she was abused, spoke … Continue reading →

Police paid child rapist to infiltrate sex-grooming gang

Police secretly paid £10,000 to a child rapist who attended parties where men drugged and sexually abused young girls. Officers were aware of his conviction when they recruited him in 2014 to spy on a gang of men, mainly of … Continue reading →

Andrew Norfolk: Police force paid child rapist to infiltrate sex abuse network in Newcastle upon Tyne

Police secretly paid £10,000 to a child rapist who attended sex parties where men drugged and sexually abused young girls. Officers knew of the Asian man’s conviction for raping a child when they recruited him in 2014 to spy on … Continue reading →