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Police fear ‘right-wing driven’ reaction to grooming gangs will harm victims

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Police fear ‘right-wing driven’ reaction to grooming gangs will harm victims



Senior officers say fraction of child abuse cases relate to gangs and resources could be diverted from current casesPolice chiefs fear that government pressure to reinvestigate closed historic gang grooming cases could make it harder to catch those targeting children today.The government on Thursday announced more reviews of past cases and also that victims whose cases did not end in prosecutions will be given a new right of appeal to have their investigations reopened. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/17/police-fear-right-wing-driven-reaction-to-grooming-gangs-will-harm-child-abuse-victims

Author : Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent

Publish date : 2025-01-17 18:03:00

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