Seven Men Jailed For Grooming And CSA, Police Self-Review Following Initial Errors

ByCBG Reading Time: 1 minute

Yesterday seven men were jailed for operating a paedophile ring abusing girls, some of whom had attempted to report to police or social services but were turned away. The BBC has the general report here . The Guardian followed up with its own take here plus one of their Comment Is Free columns has been written by an abuse survivor, on 14th May 2013 – that’s here. The Independent also had a general interview with one of the victims here.

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