A survivor of abuse spoke out about her own grooming horror during a stormy debate over the findings of a damning review into authorities’ handling of child sexual exploitation.
The review, carried out by experts Malcolm Newsam and Gary Ridgway, found that vulnerable children in Oldham had been failed despite efforts to protect them between 2011 and 2014.
A specific case dating back to 2005 involving ‘ Sophie ’, a 12-year-old girl who was repeatedly raped, was singled out for intense criticism for the way authorities dealt with the investigation into her assaults by strangers, and for the failure to take action when she was being groomed online.
