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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent

Twenty-one convicted in West Midlands child sexual abuse inquiry

15 of the Walsall convicts
Top row, from left: James Evans, Jason Evans, Kirsty Webb, Lee Webb and Mark Smith. Middle row: Ann Marie Clare, Tracey Baker, Philip Wellington, Pamela Howells and Natasha Webb. Bottom row: David Baker, Matthew Evans, Violet Griffiths, Natalie Wellington and David Evans. Composite: West Midlands police

Twenty-one people have been convicted of serious sexual offending against children in Walsall in the largest child sexual abuse investigation conducted by West Midlands police.

The investigation uncovered what was described as “the most appalling catalogue of sexual abuse” – sexual offences in the Walsall area against seven children aged 12 and under, spanning almost a decade.

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