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Met Police reopen 9,000 cases in grooming gangs probe after Sadiq Khan denials
The Metropolitan Police has reopened 9,000 cases in a huge grooming gangs probe after the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan previously said there were none.
The huge announcement comes after an Express/MyLondon investigation exposed several potential grooming gang cases in London that were overlooked.
Khan has repeatedly stated there were “no reports” or “indications” that London was blighted by the type of abuse that affected towns like Rochdale and Rotherham.
But in a stunning release on Friday evening, the Met has now revealed it has 9,000 cases to reassess, seen exclusively in a letter from Sir Mark Rowley to Sir Sadiq Khan seen by the Express.
In the letter, Rowley tells Khan he is “responding to questions about child sexual exploitation” adding that “any sexual offending against children is abhorrent but group-based offending, including that characterised as ‘Grooming Gangs’, is particularly insidious. And devasting in its profound impact on the children affected.”
He adds that he knows that “historically and across the UK, the cases of these child victims have not always been recognised and thoroughly investigated. Too often, victims have been disbelieved and even judged at times.”
But he added that “the Met is committed to safeguarding all victims of these terrible offences and wherever possible bringing those responsible to justice.”
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2125659/met-police-grooming-gang-cases-reopen
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