Police chief 'personally disgusted' child abuse victims were failed by Manchester police

A police chief has apologised to the children abused by grooming gang his officers failed to bring to justice and said he is "personally disgusted" the children were not cared for.

Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Ian Hopkins spoke after a damning report revealed the gangs of predominately Asian men were abusing children and operating in "plain sight" of police and local authorities.

Most of the victims were in care and authorities knew they were being "subjected to the most profound abuse and exploitation" but did "not protect them from the perpetrators."

Some victims told carers and police officers about the sexual assaults, giving names and addresses.

The 145-page report into child exploitation in Manchester found no action was taken.


https://www.itv.com/news/2020-01-14/child-victims-of-grooming-gangs-failed-by-manchester-police-report-finds/

A vulnerable young child told her carers she would 'go to various houses' where she was forced to have sex with groups of men. One of them then 'introduced' her to his brother.

Girls as young as 14 were reported to have 'boyfriends' aged in their mid-20s.

Another girl - described as 'still very young' - reported 'being restrained' by a man in his mid-20s, who then assaulted her and committed an 'extremely serious and distressing' sex act.

Girls were given money, in some cases a 'significant amount', along with vodka and cocaine.

Another youngster told how she would 'have sex with them without a fight' and 'do whatever they wanted to'.

And one child even 'begged' her carers to get her away from Manchester, saying an Asian man she referred to by a nickname 'made her do things she didn't want to do'.

For the first time, the voices of potential victims of a south Manchester paedophile ring can finally be heard through a damning report compiled to consider historical child sexual exploitation and a specific police inquiry.

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/report-grooming-gang-south-manchester-17560043