1,000 children groomed but unease about race meant Telford sexual exploitation ignored, inquiry finds

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More than 1,000 children have been groomed in Telford, an independent inquiry has found. Key agencies dismissed child exploitation as "child prostitution" and blamed children, not the perpetrators. Report also concluded that exploitation was not investigated because of nervousness about race. West Mercia Police failed to take proper action in some investigations to avoid being labelled racist.

3 months ago·Telford, United Kingdom

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Reuters

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The Guardian

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The Independent

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Daily Mirror

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