Rochdale child sex abuse ring

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The Rochdale child sex abuse ring targeted underage teenage girls in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. Nine men were convicted of sex trafficking and other offences including rape, trafficking girls for sex and conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with a child in May 2012. This resulted in Greater Manchester Police launching Operation Doublet and other operations to investigate further claims of abuse. Forty-seven girls were identified as victims of child sexual exploitation during the initial police investigation. The perpetrators were Muslim men, which led to discussion on whether the failure to investigate them was linked to the authorities' fear of being accused of racial prejudice. The victims were predominantly of White British heritage. One of the main traffickers, Shabir Ahmed, confirmed the specific racial targeting of White British girls, claiming the racial superiority of Pakistanis and denouncing the sexual liberation of British society. There have been several reviews...

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