Investik8
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Sorry to sound like a broken record here, but, with this whole "grooming gangs" bit going on, there are some additional important bits. Yes, majority of offenders are white. It's easy for likes of Farage et al to try and explain that away based on the demographic make up of the UK though. 1/
Reporting on grooming gangs tends to focus on minorities, however, as Home Office's own report showed, offenders are far more likely to be white, British. This isn't an immigration issue. Playing to racist tropes means majority of perpetrators are ignored. 1/ #r4today
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Group based child sexual exploitation characteristics of offending
A paper on the characteristics of group-based child sexual exploitation.
www.gov.uk
January 5, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Sorry to sound like a broken record here, but, with this whole "grooming gangs" bit going on, there are some additional important bits. Yes, majority of offenders are white. It's easy for likes of Farage et al to try and explain that away based on the demographic make up of the UK though. 1/
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'Grooming Gangs' - last May @bylinetimes.bsky.social published a four part special investigation by @andrewkersley.bsky.social into The Far-Right Grooming of Survivors of Child Sexual Exploitation
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Special Investigation: The Far-Right Grooming of Survivors of Child Sexual Exploitation
Hardeep Matharu, Editor of Byline Times, explains why the cover story of the May 2024 print edition is one which must urgently be told
bylinetimes.com
January 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
'Grooming Gangs' - last May @bylinetimes.bsky.social published a four part special investigation by @andrewkersley.bsky.social into The Far-Right Grooming of Survivors of Child Sexual Exploitation
bylinetimes.com/2024/04/22/s... 1/5
bylinetimes.com/2024/04/22/s... 1/5