21 people convicted in major Black Country child sex abuse investigation

[Grumpy Owl]

‘Abhorrent and cruel!' 21 people convicted in major Black Country child sex abuse investigation

 

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The defendants were arrested for offences relating to seven children aged under 12 in Walsall and Wolverhampton spanning nearly a decade.

Of the 21 offenders involved, 13 have so far been jailed at Wolverhampton Crown Court with four others due to be sentenced at a later date. All but one of them pleaded guilty to the charges.

The sex ring came to light after a hospital visit by one of the victims raised concerns which led to a subsequent inquiry.

At the end of the final trial on Wednesday, Judge Simon Ward told three defendants found guilty by the jury: "Expect to be given long sentences."

All three were immediately remanded into custody.

A fourth defendant was cleared of any wrongdoing by the jury on Wednesday.

from: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2023/04/05/more-than-20-convicted-in-major-black-country-child-sex-abuse-investigation/

 

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‘Some of the most shocking abuse I have seen in my career’ - Detective who led Walsall child abuse investigation

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Detective Chief Supt Inspector Paul Drover, of West Midlands Police, said: “This is the largest child sexual abuse investigation within the West Midlands, spanning six years. We’ve had an investigation team in place with colleagues from children’s social care in place in relation to this, involving multiple experts, high numbers of interviews, material which had to be disclosed, as well as the specialisms being brought to bear from both the crime agency and in relation to disclosure.

“It’s a large scale child sexual assault investigation spanning a number of years since 2017. For me and my colleagues this is one of the most shocking and abhorrent cases of child sexual abuse that I’ve seen that I have seen in my career. “In terms of looking over the period in time with the children the Walsall Safeguarding Board is looking at what occurred, who did what and whether are are lessons to be learned. My message to anyone out there who has been subject to abuse and sexual harm is contact us because we will listen, we will take it seriously and we will deal with the matter. The case involves wide ranging sexual abuse in the Walsall and Wolverhampton areas involving seven children and subsequently led to the trial of 21 suspects. Both from the Crown Prosecution’s perspective and our own this is the single largest child sexual abuse case that we’ve seen in the West Midlands. We have never dealt with anything like this in terms of the shocking disregard and harm that has been caused to children aged 12 years and under. It is an absolute testimony to those children to have been able to again trust people and come forward and actually talk to us about what gone on over the course of a number of years. This investigation was a first in many areas, dealing with such a high number of both victims and suspects. The sheer number of victims and suspects posed a number of challenges for the investigation to deal with. We’ve seen over 70 suspect interviews, and we had over 200 disclosures of harm and abuse from the children.”

from: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/walsall/2023/04/06/the-most-shocking-abuse-i-have-seen-in-my-career---detective-who-led-walsall-child-abuse-investigation/

 

While most people, including myself, will welcome this conviction, there will be others who 'notice' the ethnicity of the people who have been convicted as part of this investigation.

 

Any form of child sex abuse is abhorrent.

 

Does anyone know here if Tommy Robinson has anything to say about this case?

 

In my opinion, it is completely wrong to solely focus one's attention on the issue of "Muslim grooming gangs", not while there are other instances of child sexual abuse going around unchallenged.

 

There are probably a great deal of questions that can be raised at this time, but one does have to be mindful of what social engineering they are facing.

 

 

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1 hour ago, Grumpy Owl said:

‘Abhorrent and cruel!' 21 people convicted in major Black Country child sex abuse investigation

 

from: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2023/04/05/more-than-20-convicted-in-major-black-country-child-sex-abuse-investigation/

 

And:

 

‘Some of the most shocking abuse I have seen in my career’ - Detective who led Walsall child abuse investigation

from: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/walsall/2023/04/06/the-most-shocking-abuse-i-have-seen-in-my-career---detective-who-led-walsall-child-abuse-investigation/

 

While most people, including myself, will welcome this conviction, there will be others who 'notice' the ethnicity of the people who have been convicted as part of this investigation.

 

Any form of child sex abuse is abhorrent.

 

Does anyone know here if Tommy Robinson has anything to say about this case?

 

In my opinion, it is completely wrong to solely focus one's attention on the issue of "Muslim grooming gangs", not while there are other instances of child sexual abuse going around unchallenged.

 

There are probably a great deal of questions that can be raised at this time, but one does have to be mindful of what social engineering they are facing.

 

 

Read a bit about this. Truly evil.

[Grumpy Owl]

Common Purpose cover-up?

 

Force's largest child sex abuse case safeguarding report concealed

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A safeguarding review into how 21 people were able to abuse seven children will not be made public.

The abuse ring - which included seven women - was convicted for offences against victims aged 12 years old or younger spanning nearly a decade in Walsall and Wolverhampton.

The Walsall Safeguarding Partnership said the report will not be published to protect the identities of victims.

Concerns came to light in 2014 after a hospital visit by one of the victims.

Three years later, another child told a carer about the extent of the abuse, prompting a six-year police investigation - which West Midlands Police said was the largest child sex abuse case in the force's history.

Thirteen of the defendants have been jailed with four to be sentenced at a later date and a further four have been given non-custodial sentences.

The case can only now be reported because a series of trials which began last year has ended.

from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-65203493

 

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(WSP's independent chair Sally Hodges)said an essential part of the partnership's work is to "learn lessons from its safeguarding activity".

Ms Hodges added: "There is no room for complacency but we have confidence in the professional practice to identify and respond to concerns or risk relating to sexual abuse.

"The safeguarding partnership will continue to support all agencies to review and strengthen multi-agency arrangements in order to protect children and young people across the borough."

Oh those magic words "learn lessons" pop up yet again...

 

I'm not interested in the identities of the victims or the 'gory details', but I - as a concerned member of the public - would very much like to know why and how this was all allowed to take place, because clearly this 'safeguarding partnership' and other 'agencies' didn't do a very good job.