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Josh Salisbury

More than 1,000 children sexually exploited over 30 years in Telford, inquiry finds

More than a thousand children were sexually exploited over at least 30 years in Telford amid “shocking” police and council failings, an inquiry has concluded (Alamy/PA)

More than a thousand children were sexually exploited over at least 30 years in Telford, with officials turning a blind eye to the abuse and failing to confront perpetrators, an inquiry has concluded.

Obvious evidence of exploitation was ignored by the authorities for decades, the report found, which said unneccessary suffering and even deaths might have been avoided had West Mercia Police (WMP) “done its most basic job” in acting on reports.

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