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Rape Gang Report

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GrannyGravy13 Tue 16-Jun-26 18:41:44

This report lists 149 local authority areas were rape gangs operate/d

There are going to be new and thorough investigations, with no stone left unturned.

Let’s hope so…

GrannyGravy13 Thu 18-Jun-26 12:33:34

Nannee49

As a laid back, live & live, liberal with a small 'l' minded person all of my life I have also maybe been a bit thick in thinking my easy going philosophy is shared by all & sundry.

It very, very clearly isn't.

The more I hear about the systemic failure to protect those vilely abused children the more rage & disbelief & naively stupid I feel.

Even yesterday, Sammy Woodhouse a rape gang survivor, so brave in speaking out about her utterly traumatic abuse, was once again tried to be silenced by the editor of Good Morning Britain as he told her - not requested - straightforwardly told her not to mention the ethnicity of the rapists who abused her so horrifically. She refused to be silenced.

Everyone should read the harrowing testimonies of Ms Woodhouse and her fellow abuse survivors. It's sickening, stomach churning reading that seems almost to be an alternate reality when NO! it was their actual reality day in day out with no-one listening, no protection offered, it's a national shame.

I saw that interview, she is one hell of a brave women.
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Primrose53 Thu 18-Jun-26 12:21:59

Police here in Norwich are preparing for protests outside Norwich Crown Court tomorrow. 7 Afghans are on trial for 40 offences including 33 rapes or conspiracy to rape.

5 of them came on small boats and the other 2 concealed in vehicles. We just do not need them in our country so it’s no surprise people are angry.

It’s also scary that it’s now going on over here as previously it was mainly places like Bradford, Rotherham, Oxford, Birmingham etc.

Nannee49 Thu 18-Jun-26 11:52:39

Rosie51

Yes that's an interesting point Nannee49 I want to see all abusers of children caught and punished and that includes the ones who 'only look at photos' who think that's a victimless crime.

CatsWhiskas if someone starts a thread about white British grooming gangs will you immediately jump in with there are Asian grooming gangs and what about black and brown British men, do they never offend?

Absolutely with you Rosie51.

Rosie51 Thu 18-Jun-26 11:42:55

Yes that's an interesting point Nannee49 I want to see all abusers of children caught and punished and that includes the ones who 'only look at photos' who think that's a victimless crime.

CatsWhiskas if someone starts a thread about white British grooming gangs will you immediately jump in with there are Asian grooming gangs and what about black and brown British men, do they never offend?

Nannee49 Thu 18-Jun-26 11:30:38

I would be interested to know if there's been the same level of official cover up for rapists of white origin to protect their ethnic group cultural sensitivities.

CatsWhiskas Thu 18-Jun-26 11:16:57

Nannee49

And pardon me if I'm speaking out of turn but was not skin colour a massive factor in the rapists' choice of victim?

For a subset of rapists, yes, but why does nobody ever seem to start a thread about the vast majority of grooming gangs, which comprise white British men?

Let's treat them all equally!

Primrose53 Thu 18-Jun-26 11:15:15

Yes that’s the video Petra thanks.

CatsWhiskas Thu 18-Jun-26 11:14:47

Thanks petra

CatsWhiskas Thu 18-Jun-26 11:13:59

Nannee49

A huge "fuss" should be made to bring to justice every single vile rapist full stop.

Of course it should!

Galaxy Thu 18-Jun-26 11:13:37

I think it is quite important to tell the truth but others do think differently.
I think telling a victim of abuse how to talk about that abuse is actually abusive in itself.

Nannee49 Thu 18-Jun-26 11:12:11

A huge "fuss" should be made to bring to justice every single vile rapist full stop.

Primrose53 Thu 18-Jun-26 11:12:05

CatsWhiskas

Primrose53

I watched a Maggie Oliver video where she said that she says Iranians, Iraqis and Afghans are also in these grooming gangs as well as Pakistanis and they are all Muslims and their culture is completely different to ours.

She also said that prisons in their countries are clearing them out and they are coming here. As has been said countless times before, we have no idea who these people are.

I assume you are aware that statistically the vast majority of (mainly) men on grooming gangs are white British. Goodness what kind of culture they've been brought up with.

Incidentally, the vast majority of Muslims have been raised in a culture which does not condone rape and torture.

What exactly does Maggie Oliver mean when she says foreign prisons are clearing people out and sending them to the West? I'd like to see some evidence that's happening, so I'd be grateful if you could provide it.

Maggie Oliver did not say they were being sent here. She (and I) said they were coming here once they were released. We all know how they get here!

petra Thu 18-Jun-26 11:11:56

CatsWhiskas

Primrose53

I watched a Maggie Oliver video where she said that she says Iranians, Iraqis and Afghans are also in these grooming gangs as well as Pakistanis and they are all Muslims and their culture is completely different to ours.

She also said that prisons in their countries are clearing them out and they are coming here. As has been said countless times before, we have no idea who these people are.

I assume you are aware that statistically the vast majority of (mainly) men on grooming gangs are white British. Goodness what kind of culture they've been brought up with.

Incidentally, the vast majority of Muslims have been raised in a culture which does not condone rape and torture.

What exactly does Maggie Oliver mean when she says foreign prisons are clearing people out and sending them to the West? I'd like to see some evidence that's happening, so I'd be grateful if you could provide it.

I think this is the video.

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Nannee49 Thu 18-Jun-26 11:10:18

And pardon me if I'm speaking out of turn but was not skin colour a massive factor in the rapists' choice of victim?

CatsWhiskas Thu 18-Jun-26 11:09:25

Nannee49

Yes, indeed there differences in skin tone between rapists but two wrongs do not make a right.

Does it really need saying again?

No, indeed they don't! But why is it important that people know. Sorry, but I'd been raped, the last thing I'd be worrying about would be the ethnicity of the person who raped me.

And why is there so little fuss made about white British grooming gangs?

petra Thu 18-Jun-26 11:06:24

Nannee49

As a laid back, live & live, liberal with a small 'l' minded person all of my life I have also maybe been a bit thick in thinking my easy going philosophy is shared by all & sundry.

It very, very clearly isn't.

The more I hear about the systemic failure to protect those vilely abused children the more rage & disbelief & naively stupid I feel.

Even yesterday, Sammy Woodhouse a rape gang survivor, so brave in speaking out about her utterly traumatic abuse, was once again tried to be silenced by the editor of Good Morning Britain as he told her - not requested - straightforwardly told her not to mention the ethnicity of the rapists who abused her so horrifically. She refused to be silenced.

Everyone should read the harrowing testimonies of Ms Woodhouse and her fellow abuse survivors. It's sickening, stomach churning reading that seems almost to be an alternate reality when NO! it was their actual reality day in day out with no-one listening, no protection offered, it's a national shame.

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Nannee49 Thu 18-Jun-26 11:00:26

Yes, indeed there differences in skin tone between rapists but two wrongs do not make a right.

Does it really need saying again?

CatsWhiskas Thu 18-Jun-26 10:57:04

Nazir Afzal and Keir Starmer at the CPS were responsible for cases that had been closed by police and cps to be reinvestigated, with successful prosecutions.

Unfortunately, they're not so vocal as some others and aren't given credit for what they did.

CatsWhiskas Thu 18-Jun-26 10:55:24

Primrose53

I watched a Maggie Oliver video where she said that she says Iranians, Iraqis and Afghans are also in these grooming gangs as well as Pakistanis and they are all Muslims and their culture is completely different to ours.

She also said that prisons in their countries are clearing them out and they are coming here. As has been said countless times before, we have no idea who these people are.

I assume you are aware that statistically the vast majority of (mainly) men on grooming gangs are white British. Goodness what kind of culture they've been brought up with.

Incidentally, the vast majority of Muslims have been raised in a culture which does not condone rape and torture.

What exactly does Maggie Oliver mean when she says foreign prisons are clearing people out and sending them to the West? I'd like to see some evidence that's happening, so I'd be grateful if you could provide it.

Nannee49 Thu 18-Jun-26 10:48:43

As a laid back, live & live, liberal with a small 'l' minded person all of my life I have also maybe been a bit thick in thinking my easy going philosophy is shared by all & sundry.

It very, very clearly isn't.

The more I hear about the systemic failure to protect those vilely abused children the more rage & disbelief & naively stupid I feel.

Even yesterday, Sammy Woodhouse a rape gang survivor, so brave in speaking out about her utterly traumatic abuse, was once again tried to be silenced by the editor of Good Morning Britain as he told her - not requested - straightforwardly told her not to mention the ethnicity of the rapists who abused her so horrifically. She refused to be silenced.

Everyone should read the harrowing testimonies of Ms Woodhouse and her fellow abuse survivors. It's sickening, stomach churning reading that seems almost to be an alternate reality when NO! it was their actual reality day in day out with no-one listening, no protection offered, it's a national shame.

Primrose53 Thu 18-Jun-26 10:13:02

I watched a Maggie Oliver video where she said that she says Iranians, Iraqis and Afghans are also in these grooming gangs as well as Pakistanis and they are all Muslims and their culture is completely different to ours.

She also said that prisons in their countries are clearing them out and they are coming here. As has been said countless times before, we have no idea who these people are.

Iam64 Thu 18-Jun-26 08:51:52

One positive from the various inquiries has been changes in attitudes to the girls (and boys) targetted by organised criminal gangs of sex offenders.

It’s rare now to hear victims blamed for β€˜making poor lifestyle choices’, or hear 12 year olds referred to as child prostitutes.

Investigating, keeping vulnerable children safe and successfully prosecuting is complex. It needs dedicated multi agency teams, its resource demanding. In 1998 police in one metropolitan area acknowledged a force wide problem but said it lacked the resources to effectively investigation gate. Maggie Oliver isn’t the only practitioner involved at that time challenging the powers that be.

Nazir Afzal and Keir Starmer at the CPS were responsible for cases that had been closed by police and cps to be reinvestigated, with successful prosecutions.

CatsWhiskas Wed 17-Jun-26 15:26:33

It's important to me too. That's why it 's all very well to post about the atrocities and write reports, but I'm just glad that the police forces have been forced to be held to account and to revisit past cases.

Nannee49 Wed 17-Jun-26 15:22:08

Ah no, I don't feel accused CatsWhiskas...don't worry, it's a subject of strong feelings, so important to get things right.

Maremia Wed 17-Jun-26 15:16:20

I take heart from the words 'no further action' 'overlooked'.