The first victim, who was 15 when the abuse began, told the police what had been happening to her in August 2008. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Harry and Meghan told to 'vacate' Frogmore Cottage, Fungus case forces Jack Daniels to halt construction, Rare Jurassic-era bug found at Arkansas Walmart, Ed Sheeran says wife developed tumour in pregnancy, China and Belarus call for peace in Ukraine, Dozens of girls treated after new Iran poisonings, Havana Syndrome unlikely to have hostile cause - US, Man survives 31 days in jungle by eating worms. [17] Abdul Aziz, a married father of three, took over from Shabir Ahmed as the main trafficker and was paid by various men to supply underage girls for sex. In 2017, the BBC aired the drama "Three Girls" which featured the story of . 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. Career Track: Leadership. We were making referrals from 2004, very explicit referrals, referrals which absolutely highlighted for protective services that young people were incredibly vulnerable, she said. Officers on the Rochdale division were under pressure at the time to hit volume crime targets like bringing down the number of burglaries and were overwhelmed by the sheer scale of the grooming problem they had uncovered. THE SICK leader of the Rochdale child sex abuse ring is serving a 22-year prison sentence for his role in the gang. Following a trial at Liverpool Crown Court, nine men were convicted in May 2012. A much bigger case had been built but, importantly, he simply believed his star witness. He said that of convictions involving child sexual exploitation, 87% were of British Pakistani men and it was a significant problem for that community. "I felt let down," she said. "[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. "[32] Further research has been pursued since late 2011 by the Office of the Children's Commissioner. [1][8] Most of the men were married and well-respected within their community. It was not until summer 2011 that Nazir Afzal, the new regional head of the CPS, reversed the decision not to prosecute. The ID parades were particularly gruelling for Amber, who did 12 in one day alone, correctly identifying 10 of her abusers. She not only suffered at the time [of the abuse] but she continues to suffer because of the criminal records. [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. "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. Why is it me that suffers still?". As always you can unsubscribe at any time. [44], One study suggested that the British media's portrayal of South Asian men as perpetrators of sexual violence against white victims is an example of a moral panic. History was repeating itself, said Maggie. The alleged offences that took place in Rochdale between 2005 and 2013 included rape, conspiracy to rape, inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, sexual activity with a child, and sexual assault. Social workers focused on young people's high-risk behaviour and "not their vulnerability", the latest review found. 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An independent report commissioned by Rochdale council said three employees had spoken of victims making life choices rather than being rape victims. "[30], Tim Loughton, the Minister for Children and Families, said that while there was no evidence that ethnic communities condoned child sexual abuse, he was concerned that some had been slow to report it to the police, and urged police and social workers not to allow "political correctness around ethnicity" to hinder their work to apprehend such criminals. Id been used. In response to Ambers claim that it was wrong to name her on the indictment, it says it was both legally and tactically the correct course to take. A Serious Case Review published in 2013 concluded that the authorities 'struggled to empathise' with the girls, partly because they were from poor backgrounds, giving them a 'skewed picture of their behaviour'. Police and social workers failed the girls who were "passed around for sex" by a gang of men, it said. Girls aged between 13 and 15 were trafficked, prostituted, raped and assaulted by the gang. This kind of institutional neglect of a whole sector of society must never happen again and we need programmes like Three Girls to remind us.. Police began to investigate child grooming in Rochdale almost by accident. Critics say the delays meant more girls were left to be abused while the criminal justice system slowly changed its course. The ringleader, 59-year-old Shabir Ahmed, claimed the girls were "prostitutes" who had been running a "business empire" and it was all "white lies". Grooming victim: "What they did to me was evil. Nine men were convicted of sex trafficking and other offences including rape, trafficking girls for sex and conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with a child in May 2012. The abuse then continued, with a number of men who she had not seen before joining in. [41][42][43], Two of the convicted gang members worked at Eagle Taxis, which was taken over by Car 2000 after the scandal. The recent BBC One drama Three Girls explored the harrowing true story of the Rochdale child grooming case. The woman now wants her story to be told to help people spot the signs of grooming, which she describes as "a common thing that not enough people know about". That night it was Daisy who was arrested - and later convicted - of a public order offence. But she added: "They're just brainwashing you so you think you love them so you do what they say. 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Speaking to BBC Five Live, Sir Peter Fahy, chief constable of Greater Manchester, denied his officers had failed to investigate allegations of rape made by underage girls before a decision was taken not to prosecute in 2008. It took police 11 months to compile a file of evidence for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) after interviewing the young victim from the takeaway on four separate occasions. Nazir Afzal, chief prosecutor in the North West - who overturned the original CPS decision not to prosecute over allegations of abuse in 2009 - said: "I absolutely accept that things didn't go well for us and other agencies. Two members of the grooming gang the gangs ringleader Shabir Ahmed and Kabeer Hassan were arrested and released on bail. The company's owner said that due to requests, clients could choose to have a white driver but this was reversed after 50 Asian drivers protested. FA Cup quarter-final draw in full as Manchester United and Man City discover opponents, Four Premier League sides remain in the competition, Manchester United vs West Ham LIVE highlights and reaction from FA Cup as Garnacho scores. Last May. She continued to receive phone calls from her abusers, and cars with drivers she recognised were parking outside. Address: CA Torrance 4101 Torrance Blvd. Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk (Labour) said agencies had actively ignored the abuse and that "social services believed these girls were making lifestyle choices". Part of HuffPost News. Some of you acted as you did to satiate your lust, some of you to make money, all of you treated them as though they were worthless and beyond respect.. Just before the due date of her second baby, she was called to the family court, where an application was made to remove both children on the grounds that Amber was an abuser and a danger to children. [32] The inquiry issued its final report in November 2013. "Most people would say it is crazy that there are 17 or 18 different agencies in a place like Rochdale in charge of children," he said. Rochdale grooming case: what really happened? 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. Nine men of mainly Pakistani heritage were convicted in 2012 after a long, complex trial for offences that happened in and around Rochdale in 2008 and 2009. Writing in The Guardian, Cockbain and Tufail wrote of the report that "The two-year study by the Home Office makes very clear that there are no grounds for asserting that Muslim or Pakistani-heritage men are disproportionately engaged in such crimes, and, citing our research, it confirmed the unreliability of the Quilliam claim". 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. He shouted in court, "Where are the white people? In 2014 an inquiry led by MP Ann Coffey suggested sexual exploitation of children had become normal on some streets and estates in Greater Manchester. A June 2008 report to Rochdale safeguarding children board had identified 50 children at risk of sexual exploitation. 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. Furious, Maggie vowed never to be part of such an investigation in future. Instead, when she became upset and disruptive, she was arrested and later convicted of disorderly behaviour. "Eventually I moved out of the area as I couldn't stay there anymore.". Amber still sees those whom she says raped, beat and tortured her, out and about in Rochdale. [1] The abusers paid small sums of money for the encounters. "We have got a number of girls in Rochdale that we believe are being abused and many of them will not talk to us and, even if they did, will not tell us about what is happening and certainly don't want to make a complaint because that means they go into the criminal justice system.". Another night - this time in 2007 - Daisy says she was burnt with a heated metal spoon as punishment for refusing to have sex with a man at a house party. The trial at Liverpool Crown Court in 2012 heard five girls - aged between 13 and 15 - were given alcohol, food and money in return for sex but there were times when violence was used. 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 uncovered would become a national scandal. But the investigation, according to one officer who was involved, was a car crash. It was only when she met Oliver in early 2012 that things started to change. Nine men were found guilty and sentenced to a total of 77 years in prison. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Finally, officers did not challenge a Crown Prosecution Service decision not to prosecute. Daisy had ambitions to become a social worker, to use her painful past to help others in the future. She still has a scar on her arm and as far as we know, the man who abused her was never investigated. She said that seven officers had been served with misconduct notices, but no further disciplinary action would be taken against them. 2023 BBC. She told me: It wasnt like a forced thing. No further action was taken against Amber, but it would be another two years before the CPS agreed that she should be treated as a victim and witness rather than a suspect. Five of the girls had "clearly" needed help and intervention by safeguarding agencies before the abuse began, the report said. Copley said: "We apologise to the victims and we give them our assurance that lessons have been learned, changes have been made and we are determined to use this to continue making improvements. Ten months after her case had been dropped, police decided to revisit the case after more complaints emerged. While GMP has finally settled the claim, which includes the personal apology from the chief constable, the DPP has so far resisted. In 2019, Amber, along with two other victims, with the help of the Centre for Womens Justice, issued a civil claim for damages against GMP and the director of public prosecutions (DPP). [48][49], A further investigation was carried out by the British government in December 2020, when the Home Office published their findings, showing that the majority of child sexual exploitation gangs were, in fact, composed of white men and not British Pakistani men.[50][51]. She specifically spoke of her abuse at the hands of two members of the gang who would later be jailed four years. Her evidence helped put abusers behind bars, yet Amber was vilified by the authorities and says her torment will never end. [23], In March 2015, ten men aged between 26 and 45 were charged with serious sex offences against seven females aged between 13 and 23 at the time. 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[14] The CPS's original decision was overturned in 2011 when a new chief prosecutor for the region, Nazir Afzal, a first generation British-Pakistani,[15] was appointed. Sheer lack of resource, and also the fact that their bosses seemed reluctant to grasp the nettle for fear of being branded racist, contributed to delays in the investigation. etween 2008 and 2010, a child abuse ring that came to be known as part of the grooming gang phenomenon operated in Rochdale. 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. Without Ambers initial evidence there might never have been a trial at all. Rochdale is also being considered as part of the Independent Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse, which is examining whether authorities across the country took the problem seriously. But the situation changed and she was raped by one of the men. [24], The case raised a serious debate about whether the crimes were racially motivated. [25][26][27] A report by the deputy children's commissioner in 2012 said that 33% of child sex abuse by gangs in Britain was committed by British Asians, where Asians are 7% of the population, but concluded that it was "irresponsible" to dwell on the data. My name has been dragged through the mud. 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. have fuelled fight-wing groups opposing multiculturalism and immigration. She noted that white male predators on the street tend to work alone. When police arrived, she says they did not believe her version of events. Maggie spent six months speaking to the victims from Rochdale and persuaded them to give evidence. The men who abused her have never been prosecuted. "I got picked up so many times by the police and it was always when I was out with adult men," she says. "[2][11] Shabir Ahmed's threatening behaviour and calling Judge Gerald Clifton a "racist bastard" resulted in him being banned from the court for the sentencing hearing. The patchy training of frontline staff was to blame for the way childrens social care responded to the victims, the Rochdale Borough Safeguarding Children Board (RBSCB) said in its review into child sexual exploitation after the trial. One of their victims tells her story. On 9 May 2012, the Rochdale grooming trial reached its conclusion. At the time, she was living with an older victim but when she became pregnant by one of the men, she moved back in with her parents. [13], As a result of the CPS dropping the case, the police halted their investigation, which was resumed when a second girl made complaints of a similar nature in December 2009. The Rochdale child sex abuse ring involved underage teenage girls in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Harry and Meghan told to 'vacate' Frogmore Cottage, Fungus case forces Jack Daniels to halt construction, Rare Jurassic-era bug found at Arkansas Walmart, Ed Sheeran says wife developed tumour in pregnancy, China and Belarus call for peace in Ukraine, Dozens of girls treated after new Iran poisonings, Havana Syndrome unlikely to have hostile cause - US, Man survives 31 days in jungle by eating worms. [8], Some gang members told the court the girls were willing participants and happy having sex with the men. Kabeer Hassan was sentenced to nine years for rape and conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with children. "Our understanding [of these crimes] at the time wasn't as developed and our practice wasn't as improved as it is today. "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. The review acknowledged that police officers might have discriminatory attitudes towards the victims, that the victims were interviewed by detectives without training in child exploitation and no strategy when victims returned to their abusers. "I'm nearly 30 years old, this started when I was 12," she says. [22] Operation Doublet was launched at the same time as an investigation into child grooming and sexual abuse in the region. "[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." Her act of pent-up frustration in the takeaway - followed by her bravery in speaking out - was the first step, a key moment that would lead to questions about the part which racial identity played in sexual grooming of children in the town and in other places up and down the country. And Ive done nothing wrong I was a victim of these men at the age of 14. "I know they believed me, they said to me at the end that something should have been done.". Greater Manchester Police said officers are becoming want to make sure Payton is 'safe and well'. The serious case review looked at six girls who suffered sexual exploitation in Heywood, Rochdale between 2007 and 2010. Abdul Aziz received a similar sentence: nine years (concurrently) for trafficking for sexual exploitation and conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with children. [I] cant remember exactly what they said, but it was something along the lines of being a madam, she recalled. 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. It revealed that some CSC staff have been subjected to disciplinary action, although no-one is thought to have been sacked. The inspector concluded the abuse could have stopped if the authorities had stepped in sooner. Full-Time. The testimony of one of the five victims of the Rochdale grooming ring revealed the depth of the exploitation she suffered. [32] Ella Cockbain and Helen Brayley pointed out, "There is no criminal offence of 'on-street grooming' and as a result it is very difficult to measure the extent of the crime based on court statistics. It's now 10 years since the start of the police investigation that led to the Rochdale grooming trial. "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. 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