Tag: Asian grooming gangs

UK Woman Convicted of Lying on Facebook About Being Victim of Asian Grooming Gang

A woman who published a lurid account on Facebook of becoming the victim of an Asian grooming gang in the northwest of England has been convicted of perverting the course of justice. Eleanor Williams, 22, posted pictures of her so-called injuries and gave an account of having being groomed, trafficked, and beaten. The post, in…


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…


Racist and Misogynistic Attitudes Among UK Pakistani Community Led to ‘Industrial Rape’: Experts

LONDON—Racist and misogynistic attitudes within Britain’s Pakistani community led to the “industrial rape” of more than 1,000 white girls and little has been done to tackle those beliefs, an event organised by the campaign group Don’t Divide Us was told on Thursday night. In April, Greater Manchester Police apologised for failing to protect girls who had…


Political Correctness Hampers Crackdown on Child Sex Grooming Gangs: Sunak

“Political correctness” is standing in the way of tackling child sex grooming gangs in the UK, Conservative leadership contender Rishi Sunak has said. The former chancellor said, if he becomes party leader and prime minister, he will make sure UK police forces record the ethnicity of members of the paedophile rings, who are predominantly of…


UK PM Front Runner Promises Crackdown on Grooming Gangs and End to ‘Policing Bad Jokes’ on Twitter

The Tory leadership contender and former chancellor Rishi Sunak promised to create a new criminal offence for grooming pedophile rings across northern English towns and cities. “I will also legislate to ensure that the atrocious crimes in Rochdale that we were all so appalled by will never be repeated. Our police forces must be fully…