Huddersfield grooming gang
The Huddersfield grooming gang was a group of men who were convicted of sexual offences against girls in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. All convicts are found to be British Asians, mostly of Pakistani origin. The scandal involved the largest gang ever convicted for sex abuse in British history, raising public controversies due to an intersection of perceived government coverup and multiculturalism-related debates.[1] The exact number of female victims is uncertain.[1]
Timeline
[change | change source]The offences took place between 2004 and 2011. The trials began in April 2017 and twenty men were convicted in 2018 in three separate trials.[2] Child grooming is a term that is used for people beecoming friends with children, usually to sexually abuse them later on.
Victims
[change | change source]Fifteen of the of the 22 female victims involved were known to children's services. Although there was "sufficient evidence" that two girls were being sexually exploited, one as early as 2007, no actions had been taken by the Kirklees Children's Services.[3][1]
Suspects
[change | change source]Twenty-seven men were accused of sex crimes that included rape and trafficking against eighteen girls aged between 11 and 17, while two women were accused of child neglect.[4][1] Three separate trials took place.[1]
Convictions
[change | change source]Twenty men were convicted in October 2018 of 120 offenses of rape and abuse against fifteen girls. They were sentenced to a total of 221 years.[5][1]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
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- "Huddersfield grooming gang jailed for 221 years for abusing girls". Sky News. October 20, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
The gang of men embarked on a "campaign of rape and other sexual abuse" against vulnerable teenage girls, the court heard.
- "How authorities failed to protect a grooming victim who spoke out against her abusers". The Independent. March 22, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
Exclusive: Lucy* has been followed, harassed and had her home vandalised since giving evidence that helped convict 20 men
- "'We were treated like human toys': Huddersfield grooming gang victim speaks out about horrific abuse she endured from 13 years old". Yorkshire Live. June 18, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
Christina O'Connor's ordinary childhood in Paddock turned into a living nightmare - years later, she's sharing her story
- "How the grooming gangs scandal was covered up". The Telegraph. January 4, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
The child victims of rape were denied justice and protection from the state to preserve the image of a successful multicultural society
- "The Biggest Peacetime Crime—and Cover-up—in British History". The Free Press. January 5, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
The serial rape of thousands of English girls went on for many years. Few in power cared. Then Elon Musk started tweeting.
- "Huddersfield grooming gang jailed for 221 years for abusing girls". Sky News. October 20, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
- ↑ "Huddersfield grooming: Twenty guilty of campaign of rape and abuse". BBC. 19 October 2018.
- ↑ "Chances 'lost' to break Huddersfield child abuse sex ring". BBC. 10 June 2019.
- ↑ "Huddersfield child sex inquiry sees 29 in court". BBC. 12 April 2017.
- ↑ Davidson, Tom (19 October 2018). "Huddersfield grooming gang whose court cases were protested by Tommy Robinson jailed for total 221 years". Mirrors.