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Groomed, abused and put in prison: Rochdale鈥檚 untold story

How does an abused teenager get a criminal record while her abusers walk free? The untold story of the Rochdale grooming scandal and how one young woman has been denied justice.

How does an abused teenager get a criminal record while her abusers walk free? This is untold story of the Rochdale grooming scandal - how one young woman has been denied justice and how her attackers are still at large. For the very first time, 'Daisy' tells her harrowing story to File on 4. How, from the age of 12, she was groomed, raped and abused by a gang of men. The abuse led her to be involved in some criminal behaviour - but when the police investigated and she told them what was happening, she says she was ignored. She was sent to prison, where, for the first time since the abuse started, she says she felt safe. But when she was released, it started again. The police have admitted some failures but, a decade after they launched their investigation into systematic and organised abuse, Daisy and two other young women, who were also abused, are now taking civil action against Greater Manchester Police and the Crown Prosecution Service.
Producer: Sally Chesworth
Reporter: Alys Harte
Editor: Carl Johnston

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Sun 19 Jul 2020 17:00

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  • Tue 14 Jul 2020 20:00
  • Sun 19 Jul 2020 17:00

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