This essay, on the “grooming gangs” scandal, was published in the Observer on 21 January 2024 under the headline “Amid class prejudice and sensitivities over race, Rochdale’s abused girls were failed”. “Child 44” was raped by many men over a long period of time, eventually forced to have an abortion, aged 13. None of her abusers was charged with rape against her; many were not even interviewed. After the termination, the Greater Manchester Police (GMP) seized possession of the foetus […]

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