Huddersfield grooming gang

The Huddersfield grooming gang was a group of men who were convicted of sexual offences against girls in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. 

Overview

The scandal involved the largest gang ever convicted for sex abuse in British history, raising public controversies due to an intersection of government coverup and debates over Britain's immigration policies.  



  The exact number of female victims is unknown. Many offenders were from Pakistan.

Timeline

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. Child grooming is a term that is used for people beecoming friends with children, usually to sexually abuse them later on.  

Victims

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.

Suspects

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. Three separate trials took place.

Convictions

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.

Related pages

 Racism
 Pedophilia
 Child abuse
 Sexual violence
 Child sexual abuse

References

Category:England
Category:Huddersfield
Category:United Kingdom
Category:Child sexual abuse
Category:History of the United Kingdom
Category:21st century in the United Kingdom
Category:2010s crimes in the United Kingdom
Category:2000s crimes in the United Kingdom