Read about our approach to external linking. It was like a casual, Oh, bring your friends. She was a vulnerable child, being sexually abused, controlled and in fear. It revealed that some CSC staff have been subjected to disciplinary action, although no-one is thought to have been sacked. [32] The inquiry issued its final report in November 2013. 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". One night in 2006, when she was just 14, a man became aggressive after she refused to have sex with him. This reluctance was because shed been in this position before. The perpetrators would pass the girls to their friends, often to settle a debt. [1][8] Most of the men were married and well-respected within their community. Two members of the grooming gang the gangs ringleader Shabir Ahmed and Kabeer Hassan were arrested and released on bail. Even when the authorities did recognise the problem, their slow reaction allowed the abusers to carry on exploiting their victims for years. [7] A former Detective Constable who was investigating the grooming gangs, Margaret Oliver, resigned in 2012 in disgust of the handling of the cases by the police force and spoke out as a whistleblower to inform the public. One victim, a 15-year-old known as the Honey Monster, acted as a recruiter, procuring girls as young as 13 for the gang. In this case the judge did indicate his belief that the Rochdale gang had deliberately sought victims outside their own community. When police arrived, she says they did not believe her version of events. Cockbain and Brayley expressed concern that "findings were being overextended from a small, geographically concentrated sample to characterise an entire crime type". Handout pictures released by Greater Manchester police in 2012 show eight of nine men convicted in connection with the child sexual exploitation ring. Jailing them, Judge Gerald Clifton said: You have all been convicted by the jury after a long trial of grave sexual offences which were committed between the spring of 2008 and 2010. 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. 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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 report came on the same day five men were jailed for grooming a teenage girl. Critics say the delays meant more girls were left to be abused while the criminal justice system slowly changed its course. ", "Police 'sorry' over Rochdale child sex abuse failures", "This is what happened to Three Girls whistleblower Sara Rowbotham", "Nine men found guilty of sexually abusing vulnerable girls in Rochdale", "Senior judge slams lawyers for obstructing Rochdale child sex grooming gang deportation case", "Members of paedophile gang treated victims as 'worthless', "Gang To Be Sentenced Over Child Sex Crimes", "Profiles of Child Sex Abuse Gang Members", "Rochdale Grooming Scandal Whistleblower Defends Sarah Champion And Slams Austerity", "Rochdale child sex grooming case originally dropped", "Nazir Afzal: 'We tackled grooming gangs. But wheres the evidence? 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. 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. A serious case review by the Rochdale. "What they did to me was evil, they ripped away my dignity, my self-esteem," she said. 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. But the consequences of what happened to her are still preventing her from moving on with her life. Why's nothing happened to the police? He said the investigation was looking at cases in Rochdale dating back to 2003. Adil Khan was sentenced to eight years for the same offences. As a result of police failures to respond to evidence, the men who had groomed the three children were able to continue . The man she accused of assaulting her walked free. Finally, after a gruelling 18 months and several hearings, the judge threw the case out. In The Betrayed Girls, they speak to survivors, . The report also showed that more than 3,000 children under the age of 18 were reported missing in Greater Manchester in 2014. Nine men between 24 and 38 years old were arrested on suspicion of sexual activity with a child. But before what turned out to be the final interview, Oliver says she started to notice a change in tone from senior officers, and felt they were now deliberately trying to push this victim away. She still has a scar on her arm and as far as we know, the man who abused her was never investigated. Later, Rochdale sexual health worker Sara Rowbotham told an inquiry that all the girls had been treated appallingly by protective services. "Eventually I moved out of the area as I couldn't stay there anymore.". That night it was Daisy who was arrested - and later convicted - of a public order offence. When police were called to a report of a 15-year-old girl smashing up the Balti House takeaway in Heywood, they had no idea that the crime they had. The inspector concluded the abuse could have stopped if the authorities had stepped in sooner. The serious case review looked at six girls who suffered sexual exploitation in Heywood, Rochdale between 2007 and 2010. Amber still sees those whom she says raped, beat and tortured her, out and about in Rochdale. History was repeating itself, said Maggie. 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. "Why have I still got a criminal record? The review recommended the Greater Manchester Police establish a monitoring system and commit to maintaining a child sexual exploitation team. I never thought that they would do what they did to me, because you don't think that would happen.". "[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. And then, in July 2009, an experienced CPS lawyer ruled the victim was not credible and decided that the two men who raped her should be released without charge. etween 2008 and 2010, a child abuse ring that came to be known as part of the grooming gang phenomenon operated in Rochdale. [47] However this report was "fiercely" criticised for its unscientific nature and poor methodology by child sexual exploitation experts Ella Cockbain and Waqas Tufail, in their paper "Failing Victims, Fuelling Hate: Challenging the Harms of the 'Muslim grooming gangs' Narrative" which was published in January 2020. The testimony of one of the five victims of the Rochdale grooming ring revealed the depth of the exploitation she suffered. This vulnerable girl had been failed.. Nothing happened. It was only when she met Oliver in early 2012 that things started to change. [20], Four of the convicted, Shabir Ahmed, Adil Khan, Abdul Rauf and Abdul Aziz, who had dual British and Pakistani citizenships, were denaturalized (stripped of their British citizenship) by then Home Secretary Theresa May in order for them to be deported to Pakistan. "The report paints a shocking picture of the inability of these agencies to protect these young people successfully," said Jane Booth, chair of the safeguarding board. We need to remember and learn from the mistakes of the past to ensure they are not repeated. Indeed one witness, said in the course of the trial that he did not wish to be seen with young white girls in his community in Oldham.. She plans to become a social worker, partly due to the ordeal she suffered while still a vulnerable young girl. The Rochdale child sex abuse ring involved underage teenage girls in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It made me sick to my stomach. 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. It's now 10 years since the start of the police investigation that led to the Rochdale grooming trial. Updated 10:47, 10 JUN 2020. He said the actions of criminals who thought "white teenage girls are worthless and can be abused" were "bringing shame on our community. Taxi drivers with nick-names like Car Zero and Master Aziz, a pillar of Rochdale's Pakistani community known as Tiger and a Muslim preacher were . Amber had, under pressure from the abusers, taken some of her friends to the takeaway where the ringleaders operated from. 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. 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. 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. Nine men have been convicted of sexually exploiting young girls in Greater Manchester. The first victim, who was 15 when the abuse began, told the police what had been happening to her in August 2008. In subsequent cases, the racial and religious background of perpetrators have been exploited by some - but there have also been accusations that authorities were slow to act on concerns for fear of being dubbed racist. VideoAt the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, How fake copyright complaints are muzzling journalists, How 10% of Nigerian registered voters delivered victory, Sake brewers toast big rise in global sales, The Indian-American CEO who wants to be US president, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip. Read about our approach to external linking. She told me: It wasnt like a forced thing. 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. Abdul Aziz received a similar sentence: nine years (concurrently) for trafficking for sexual exploitation and conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with children. Were told 84% of grooming gangs are Asian. "Our understanding [of these crimes] at the time wasn't as developed and our practice wasn't as improved as it is today. Greater Manchester Police has been accused of 'blanking' three Rochdale grooming victims who have been trying to progress legal action against the force for over 18 months. I think it was because they were afraid of being called racist. She has forced the police and social services to apologise to her for their behaviour. The convictions she received as a teen continue to hold her back to this day. 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. "[3], Sayeeda Warsi, co-chairperson of the Conservative Party, in an interview with the Evening Standard, said "You can only start solving a problem if you acknowledge it first," and added, "This small minority who see women as second class citizens, and white women probably as third class citizens, are to be spoken out against." A victim of Rochdale grooming gangs has told the BBC that convictions she received as a teenager - for offences linked to the abuse she was suffering - have destroyed her hopes of a career. When a local teenager was caught smashing up a glass chiller at the Balti House takeaway in Heywood in August 2008, police dismissed it as a simple act of vandalism. He said there was no doubt she was a victim of horrendous abuse and exploitation and he accepted that the police response "could and should have been better". Of the 56 offenders convicted since 1997 for crimes relating to on-street grooming of girls aged 11 to 16, three were white, 53 were Asian of which 50 were Muslim, and most were from the British Pakistani community. The apology was made after a review by the Independent Police Complaints Commission "examined the conduct and actions of 13 officers who were involved in Operation Span and the policing of Rochdale Division." '", 'We should have listened to he broken teenagers'. Stephen Watson, chief constable of Greater Manchester police, made a personal apology to three of the Rochdale victims. "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. While this is true, Amber believes that she was used as a scapegoat. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Her complaint was not taken seriously and she carried on being abused by the gang until December 2008 when she fell pregnant and moved away. [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. 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. Maggie spent six months speaking to the victims from Rochdale and persuaded them to give evidence. She walked out, refusing to go along with this decision, and was forbidden from speaking to Amber. She gave the police a list, at an early stage of Operation Span, with nicknames, telephone numbers and other details relating to offenders. But not all. The National Association for People Abused in Childhood (Napac) offers support for adult survivors on 0808 801 0331. I shouldve been helped, not punished.. [41][42][43], Two of the convicted gang members worked at Eagle Taxis, which was taken over by Car 2000 after the scandal. She continued to receive phone calls from her abusers, and cars with drivers she recognised were parking outside. "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. You have only got my kind here. "I know they believed me, they said to me at the end that something should have been done.". The mayor's office. have fuelled fight-wing groups opposing multiculturalism and immigration. The grooming and subsequent abuse - which centred around the town of Heywood - began when the woman, now aged 19, was a 15-year-old schoolgirl. Speaking before the airing of a new BBC1 drama, Three Girls - which tells the story of three victims in the 2012 Rochdale sex grooming case - Margaret Oliver said police had still not learned. [10] The gang worked to secure underage girls to rape and exploit.[11][12]. 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. Torrance, CA. Why has nothing happened to these men? "[37][38] Mohammed Shafiq, chief executive of the Ramadhan Foundation, accused elders of the Pakistani community of "burying their heads in the sand" on the matter of sexual grooming. "You will be supported and you will be heard.". It is committed by abusers from all walks of life, ethnicities, cultures and classes and it robs children of their childhoods and tears families apart. The investigation into the sexual abuse of the girl had been reopened following the exposure of police failings. [2][3][4] The men were British Pakistanis, which led to discussion on whether the failure to investigate them was linked to the authorities' fear of being accused of racial prejudice. They dont give a fuck when youre not from a wealthy background.. The abuse of minor female children that occurred in 2008 and 2009 centred around two takeaways in Heywood near Rochdale. However, it is not possible to conclude that this is representative of all group-based CSE offending. She noted that white male predators on the street tend to work alone. What about them? Of the three not convicted, one was cleared of all charges, the jury was unable to reach a verdict in the case of the second, and the third was not present at the trial after fleeing to Pakistan whilst on bail. Speaking at the conclusion of a 10-week trial at Liverpool Crown. BBC Ones new drama Three Girls launched on Tuesday to five million viewers. 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. A significant proportion of cases were labelled as no further action needed and the leadership team were not interested in childrens social care. 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. "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. In 2017, the BBC aired the drama "Three Girls" which featured the story of . After the trials conclusion, there were public apologies from the police, the council and prosecutors for failing the victims. The recent BBC One drama Three Girls explored the harrowing true story of the Rochdale child grooming case. The abuse then continued, with a number of men who she had not seen before joining in. 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. "The biggest issue to come out of this report is that Greater Manchester Police (GMP) were effectively discriminating against poor, white, working-class girls, so that's not about a failure to spot abuse, that is about actively ignoring abuse that was going on when it was brought to their attention," he said. [citation needed], Twelve men were initially charged with sex trafficking and other offences including: rape, trafficking girls for sex and conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with a child. Something went wrong, please try again later. "He asked me to come upstairs and I didn't really think anything of it," she explained. "It's not a normal relationship when your boyfriend is getting you to sleep with all his friends for money.". Tellingly, he added: I believe that one of the factors that led to that was that they were not of your community or religion. I didnt know what that meant. She was held in custody for hours before being released on bail. 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. [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. "I was scared telling them, because I didn't know what the consequences would be from the men. [34], A report by The Times on 5 January 2011, related to convictions for child sex grooming in the North and Midlands. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. ', "We haven't sorted out a solution to these really complex issues about young people.". The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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