Category: Rochdale

Gove Threatens to Defund Failing Housing Associations in Wake of 2-Year-Old’s Death

The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities, Michael Gove, has threatened to cut off the funding to failing housing associations in the wake of the death of Awaab Ishak. Awaab, who was 2 years old, died in December 2020 and at an inquest last week a coroner ruled that his death had…


Rochdale Sex Grooming Pair Lose Appeal Against Deportation to Pakistan

Two men who were convicted of being part of a gang that groomed and sexually exploited under-age girls in the town of Rochdale, near Manchester, have lost their appeal against being deported to Pakistan. Adil Khan, 51, and Qari Abdul Rauf, 52, are being deported for “the public good” after their arguments failed to impress…


Rochdale Sex Grooming Pair Argue Deportation Is Not Fair Because Gang Leader Avoided It

Two men who were convicted of being part of a gang that groomed and sexually exploited under-age girls in the town of Rochdale, near Manchester, have told a tribunal it is unfair for them to be deported to Pakistan because the gang’s leader is safe from deportation. Last week Adil Khan, 51, and Qari Abdul…


‘My Son Needs Role Model’ Says Rochdale Sex Offender Facing UK Deportation

Ten years after they were convicted of grooming and sexually exploiting underage girls in the town of Rochdale in the north of England, two men have mounted a last-ditch effort to stop their deportation to Pakistan. One of the men, Adil Khan, who is now 52, was jailed for eight years for conspiracy and trafficking…


UK Police Force Apologizes for Failing to Protect Girls From Rochdale Grooming Gangs

A British police force has apologised to three women and paid them substantial damages for failing to protect them from pedophile rings in the city of Rochdale. Instead of child victims of sexual abuse, the three were viewed by police as “bad” or “unreliable” witnesses and were sometimes arrested themselves while reporting abuse, the women…