A SURVIVOR of abuse spoke out about her own grooming horror during a stormy debate over the findings of a damning review into authorities' handling of child sexual exploitation.
The review, carried out by experts Malcolm Newsam and Gary Ridgway, found that vulnerable children in Oldham had been failed despite efforts to protect them between 2011 and 2014.
A specific case dating back to 2005 involving Sophie, a 12-year-old girl who was repeatedly raped, was singled out for intense criticism for the way authorities dealt with the investigation into her assaults by strangers, and for the failure to take action when she was being groomed online. The report stated that it found no evidence of a widespread cover-up of sexual exploitation in the borough, and between 2011 to 2014 services endeavoured to prevent at risk young people from being taken advantage of.
But the authors said that while strategies were good on paper, they frequently did not translate into protecting children from abuse.
This story is from the June 29, 2022 edition of Manchester Evening News.
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