The apology comes a decade after nine men were convicted of sexually exploiting children. The case, which turned into the BBC drama Three Girls, became the highest-profile investigation of its kind, with police admitting to victims on Tuesday: “GMP could and should have done much more to protect you and we let you down. “ QPM chief Stephen Watson met and personally apologized to the three victims, who have also received “substantial compensation” from the GMP. He told them: “It is a matter of deep personal sorrow that your childhood was so severely affected by the horrible experiences you endured.” Police apologize “to cover up” A victim who apologized, who also delivered the letter, told Sky News: “I do not think they want to apologize. I think they are apologizing just to be covered by the media.” In an exclusive interview, the victim, who we will call Sally, said: “I think the police just saw a bunch of girls who used to be arrested and they thought we were a bunch of tear gas, just small children. They go out with them [the older men]it’s their problem. “ Image: Jason Farrell interviews a woman known as “Sally” The girls groomed by a gang operating in Rochdale were often criminalized by the authorities and were in and out of court. Sally, who says she was abused by more than 150 men, said: “What my lawyer tried to explain was that she is with men, much older than her. She is a child. Why don’t you look at these men? Why are you always chase her? “There have been 86 arrests in two years. Now how can he not stand up like this child who has been arrested 86 times in two years, has gone to jail, has done every order under the court? Why did they not look for him And every time “I gave a statement, I was always with a different Pakistani, twice my age. They were never arrested, they were never interrogated.” Read more: The victim of sexual intercourse with Rochdale’s child comes “face to face” with the perpetrator There was a similar blindness to the problem in other services. When Sally became pregnant, at the age of 14, she said she knew the local sexual health clinic, adding: “They would not say it was wrong, all they told me was ‘they are not going to marry you’. Sorry “10 years too late” Maggie Oliver, a police officer who lifted the lid on the investigation and is now a prominent supporter of the campaign, said the apology “took 10 years”. He told Sky News: “The victims have been treated with contempt. They have ignored every reasonable request just to apologize. They have made these girls fight at every step. Image: Former police officer Maggie Oliver lifted the lid of the investigation “They will not get involved. Exceeding any legal time limit that applies. They feel that it is above the law, and in fact, it is in many ways.” In 2008, a police investigation was launched into allegations of child sexual abuse and one victim was interviewed for hours about how she was systematically abused and raped by a group of men. It also provided DNA evidence. It became clear that there were other possible victims, but with the pressure of the police to hit targets in other areas, the allegations were not taken seriously enough. Often the potential victims were arrested for petty crimes, such as being drunk and naughty, instead of focusing police on the men who got them drunk and raped them. The 11-month investigation was completed with the Crown Prosecutor’s Office deciding that the victim questioned was “unreliable”. The abuse continued until a new investigation, Operation Span, was launched in 2010. Finally, Nazir Afzal, the newly appointed Attorney General for the Northwest, reversed the decision and the subsequent trial led to the sentencing of nine men in May 2012. Ms Oliver, an investigator at the time, said police were seeking easier sentences with lower sentences and focusing on just two victims, downplaying the scale of the abuse. He said: “This case was not successful. A man who became pregnant with a 13-year-old child and had a fetus was released from prison in less than two years. “He should have been charged with rape. We knew he was the father of this unborn child. I believe the authorities took the easy way out of the Rochdale case. These men should be in jail for years.” Image: Nine men convicted of child sexual exploitation in 2012 Sally was used only as a witness in the case and not as a victim. He said: “They said they recognized me as a victim, but because they were helping ‘Girl A’ in her trial, they needed me to be a witness. it concerns you. “I kept apologizing, but then I thought, ‘Why do I apologize for telling a police officer that I was raped as a child?’” Sally’s case was never discussed. After witnessing the trial, she said, she was intimidated by her criminals. Her house was ransacked and the word “slag” was written on its walls. He said that even this was not properly investigated. The letter from the GMP states that the crime “appears to have been filed without proper investigation. I’m sorry I can not provide a sufficient explanation for the closure of this crime.” Image: Child sexual abuse ring involving underage girls in Rochdale, Greater Manchester Sally says the impact on her life has been huge. “I had no counseling. I had no support. I wanted to do social work,” he said. “And I was really ashamed, very much when I was told that I could not continue the course because I could not go to the placement because the DBS came back to me that I had criminal convictions. “I’m diagnosed with CPTSD, which is a complex post – traumatic stress disorder. I started having hallucinations, I started hearing things and I started hearing people knocking on my door. I kept telling the kids, ‘Go and get the door.’ go get the door. “ “Then at night, I heard things knocking in my bathroom. I would catch my children and then my children would be like “mom, there is nothing”. I did not open the curtains. I would not take a bath, I would not brush my hair. “I ended up spending λί 1,000 on dental treatment because I would not brush my teeth.” Kate Ellis, a lawyer at the Center for Women’s Justice who worked for the three plaintiffs, said: and abuse. “ Police say lessons have been learned from the Rochdale case, but victims and activists say the jury is still out.
title: “Rochdale Sex Grooming Victims Receive Apology From Greater Manchester Police Uk News " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-15” author: “Marie Corley”
The apology comes a decade after nine men were convicted of sexually exploiting children. The case, which turned into the BBC drama Three Girls, became the highest-profile investigation of its kind, with police admitting to victims on Tuesday: “GMP could and should have done much more to protect you and we let you down. “ QPM chief Stephen Watson met and personally apologized to the three victims, who have also received “substantial compensation” from the GMP. He told them: “It is a matter of deep personal sorrow that your childhood was so severely affected by the horrible experiences you endured.” Police apologize “to cover up” A victim who apologized, who also delivered the letter, told Sky News: “I do not think they want to apologize. I think they are apologizing just to be covered by the media.” In an exclusive interview, the victim, who we will call Sally, said: “I think the police just saw a bunch of girls who used to be arrested and they thought we were a bunch of tear gas, just small children. They go out with them [the older men]it’s their problem. “ Image: Jason Farrell interviews a woman known as “Sally” The girls groomed by a gang operating in Rochdale were often criminalized by the authorities and were in and out of court. Sally, who says she was abused by more than 150 men, said: “What my lawyer tried to explain was that she is with men, much older than her. She is a child. Why don’t you look at these men? Why are you always chase her? “There have been 86 arrests in two years. Now how can he not stand up like this child who has been arrested 86 times in two years, has gone to jail, has done every order under the court? Why did they not look for him And every time “I gave a statement, I was always with a different Pakistani, twice my age. They were never arrested, they were never interrogated.” Read more: The victim of sexual intercourse with Rochdale’s child comes “face to face” with the perpetrator There was a similar blindness to the problem in other services. When Sally became pregnant, at the age of 14, she said she knew the local sexual health clinic, adding: “They would not say it was wrong, all they told me was ‘they are not going to marry you’. Sorry “10 years too late” Maggie Oliver, a police officer who lifted the lid on the investigation and is now a prominent supporter of the campaign, said the apology “took 10 years”. He told Sky News: “The victims have been treated with contempt. They have ignored every reasonable request just to apologize. They have made these girls fight at every step. Image: Former police officer Maggie Oliver lifted the lid of the investigation “They will not get involved. Exceeding any legal time limit that applies. They feel that it is above the law, and in fact, it is in many ways.” In 2008, a police investigation was launched into allegations of child sexual abuse and one victim was interviewed for hours about how she was systematically abused and raped by a group of men. It also provided DNA evidence. It became clear that there were other possible victims, but with the pressure of the police to hit targets in other areas, the allegations were not taken seriously enough. Often the potential victims were arrested for petty crimes, such as being drunk and naughty, instead of focusing police on the men who got them drunk and raped them. The 11-month investigation was completed with the Crown Prosecutor’s Office deciding that the victim questioned was “unreliable”. The abuse continued until a new investigation, Operation Span, was launched in 2010. Finally, Nazir Afzal, the newly appointed Attorney General for the Northwest, reversed the decision and the subsequent trial led to the sentencing of nine men in May 2012. Ms Oliver, an investigator at the time, said police were seeking easier sentences with lower sentences and focusing on just two victims, downplaying the scale of the abuse. He said: “This case was not successful. A man who became pregnant with a 13-year-old child and had a fetus was released from prison in less than two years. “He should have been charged with rape. We knew he was the father of this unborn child. I believe the authorities took the easy way out of the Rochdale case. These men should be in jail for years.” Image: Nine men convicted of child sexual exploitation in 2012 Sally was used only as a witness in the case and not as a victim. He said: “They said they recognized me as a victim, but because they were helping ‘Girl A’ in her trial, they needed me to be a witness. it concerns you. “I kept apologizing, but then I thought, ‘Why do I apologize for telling a police officer that I was raped as a child?’” Sally’s case was never discussed. After witnessing the trial, she said, she was intimidated by her criminals. Her house was ransacked and the word “slag” was written on its walls. He said that even this was not properly investigated. The letter from the GMP states that the crime “appears to have been filed without proper investigation. I’m sorry I can not provide a sufficient explanation for the closure of this crime.” Image: Child sexual abuse ring involving underage girls in Rochdale, Greater Manchester Sally says the impact on her life has been huge. “I had no counseling. I had no support. I wanted to do social work,” he said. “And I was really ashamed, very much when I was told that I could not continue the course because I could not go to the placement because the DBS came back to me that I had criminal convictions. “I’m diagnosed with CPTSD, which is a complex post – traumatic stress disorder. I started having hallucinations, I started hearing things and I started hearing people knocking on my door. I kept telling the kids, ‘Go and get the door.’ go get the door. “ “Then at night, I heard things knocking in my bathroom. I would catch my children and then my children would be like “mom, there is nothing”. I did not open the curtains. I would not take a bath, I would not brush my hair. “I ended up spending λί 1,000 on dental treatment because I would not brush my teeth.” Kate Ellis, a lawyer at the Center for Women’s Justice who worked for the three plaintiffs, said: and abuse. “ Police say lessons have been learned from the Rochdale case, but victims and activists say the jury is still out.