We want justice for the abuse we've suffered at the hands of a group so many people have been aware of

A SURVIVOR of a grooming gang linked to Milly Dowler’s killer Levi Bellfield is demanding justice for victims - seven years after a child exploitation expert raised the alarm.

- BY ZAK GARNER-PURKIS and CALLUM CUDDEFORD

Authorities have been aware of allegations involving Bellfield even longer, since the investigation into the murder of schoolgirl Milly, 13, in 2002.

Now Crystalla, a survivor of the so-called Hillingdon gang which operated in West London, says: “We're sick of screaming and shouting about it and nothing happening.”

She criticised Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan and Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley for failing to act.

A 2018 report by senior social worker Debbie Weissang linked Bellfield to the alleged grooming gang.

Bellfield - who also killed Marsha McDonnell and Amelie Delagrange - and sex offender Suraj Gharu were two of seven men allegedly involved.

‘The child sex abuse ring had at least 17 victims and operated for well over a decade.

The case is one of 24 examples identified by an Express/MyLondon investigation into the scale of the capital's grooming gang crisis.

Crystalla, a singer/songwriter, questioned how London's leaders have forgotten about one of the most notorious reports of child sexual exploitation in the city. She said: “It’s simple, we want justice for the abuse we've suffered at the hands of a group so many people have been aware of.

“Not only has this grooming gang been public knowledge for the past seven years, Levi Bellfield, one of the most notorious serial killers in British history was involved.

“What I saw them inflict on my community without consequences was horrific.

“There were times when I found myself being the one to try and protect girls from exploitation because the people who were supposed to keep them safe let them down. Yet somehow decades later, it is still us taking the risks and the perpetrators not facing justice. Things need to change.”

Crystalla accused Sir Sadiq and Sir Mark of playing down London's grooming gangs problem despite Ms Weissang’s report.