Downing Street says grooming gangs scandal is being 'weaponised' as Labour minister faces calls to resign after branding it a 'dog whistle' issue

found 2025 › May › 07 (Wed) @ 11:40 UTC

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One of the victims of the Rotherham grooming gangs abuse today told MailOnline of her dismay at the remarks by Commons Leader Lucy Powell.

Rotherham grooming gang rapist who tried to escape justice by fleeing to Pakistan could be freed early after a bid to move to an open prison

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 20:15 UTC

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Basharat Hussain was part of a grooming gang who were jailed in 2017 for the sexual abuse of girls in Rotherham, their list of victims included Sammy Woodhouse who gave evidence against the men.

Rotherham rapists who groomed and attacked vulnerable teenage girls they called 'fresh meat' are jailed for total of nearly 40 years

found 2025 › Mar › 05 (Wed) @ 15:18 UTC

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Ivorian national Romulad Stefan Houphouet and Zimbabwean Absolom Sigiyo have been jailed at Sheffield Crown Court for 20 years and 18-and-a-half years respectively.

The most depraved paedophile rings operating in Britain: From Glasgow's 'Beastie House' to the Rotherham grooming gangs, how child abusers are targeting victims in towns and cities across UK

found 2025 › Feb › 10 (Mon) @ 06:25 UTC

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The jailing of a seven-strong child sex abuse ring who preyed on children as young as 13 in a drug den nicknamed the 'Beastie House' brings to an end one of the most disturbing trials in recent histo…

Woman 'sexually abused by Rochdale grooming gang at the age of 13' told police how she would 'close my eyes and pray for it to be over', court hears

found 2025 › Feb › 05 (Wed) @ 06:33 UTC

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A woman allegedly used as a 'sex slave' by a Rotherham grooming gang at the age of 13 told police she would close her eyes and 'pray it was over'.

Mother blasts 'disgusting' fines over taking her children out of school for holidays - and vows term-time trip to Disneyland will be 'educational' despite being threatened with a criminal record

found 2025 › Jan › 24 (Fri) @ 19:41 UTC

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Whitney Ainscough, 31, from Rotherham, has insisted the trip to Euro Disney with her three children will be 'educational'.

Three men appear in court charged with raping teen girls aged 13 and 16 in Rotherham

found 2025 › Jan › 20 (Mon) @ 16:53 UTC

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The trio were arrested as part of the National Crime Agency's (NCA) Operation Stovewood, which is investigating child sexual exploitation in the South Yorkshire town between 1997 and 2013.

Senior police officers 'ignored grooming gangs in Rotherham because they prioritised other crimes to hit Home Office targets', leaked report reveals

found 2025 › Jan › 19 (Sun) @ 14:13 UTC

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A leaked report by the police watchdog has revealed police officers prioritised crimes like burglary and robbery to meet Home Office targets while failing to protect girls from grooming gangs.

Two former Rotherham police officers arrested over child sexual abuse

found 2024 › Dec › 19 (Thu) @ 07:05 UTC

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Offences alleged to have taken place in 1990s while ex-constables, now in their 50s and 60s, were on duty

Two former police officers have been arrested as part of an investigation into child sexual of…

Rioter who fuelled fire outside asylum seeker hotel is jailed for nine years - the stiffest sentence for anyone in summer unrest

found 2024 › Dec › 13 (Fri) @ 07:42 UTC

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Levi Fishlock was a prominent figure in the disorder outside the Holiday Inn Express at Manvers, Rotherham, with a judge saying he 'played a part' in most aspects of the 'racist mob violence'.