"Catastrophic failings have led to an epidemic of sexual abuse across London The teens targeted in this area of east London are far from London's only victims. Yet there has seemingly been a catastrophic failing of the Met Police to connect the dots from borough to borough, meaning grooming gangs in the capital can operate unbothered. The Standard has spoken to social workers, charities, experts and survivors who all say sexual abuse by gangs is ubiquitous across the capital."
"Cases outlined in independent reports published by local authorities in London over the past two years suggest young girls are being groomed by groups of men. The investigations known as Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews were ordered after serious incidents involving children who were sexually and criminally exploited. They all tell a similar story of vulnerable youngster, often in care, let down by the authorities there to protect them."
The Stratford Centre became a nightly gathering place for teenagers and a shelter for homeless people, and it was used by grooming gangs to target vulnerable young people. Grooming gangs operate across London and exploit failures in coordination between boroughs and shortcomings in policing and child‑protection systems. Independent reviews and reports from social workers, charities, experts and survivors show young girls, often in care, are being groomed and sexually and criminally exploited by groups of men. In 2017 Stratford detectives arrested six men and issued nine Child Abduction Warning Notices, but cases of exploitation continue and progress appears stalled.
Read at www.standard.co.uk
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