For more than two decades, between the late 1980s and 2010, pedophile rings, made up mainly of men from Pakistan, operated with impunity in the UK, while authorities failed to grasp the scale of the crisis. These gangs sexually exploited thousands of young girls, mostly white and working class, in around 40 English towns. Around 1,500 underage girls were raped, drugged and exploited in Rotherham alone. These revelations continue to cause scandal in British public opinion and beyond, exacerbated by political and legal controversies. The return to their towns of origin of several convicted criminals is fueling indignation, as explained on Friday January 11 by Daily Mail.
In detail, at least 155 of the 396 criminals convicted have already been released. For example, Qari Abdul Rauf, leader of the Rochdale gang, was released almost ten years ago, the local press revealed. He was not deported to Pakistan as recommended by a judge and is now walking ” through the streets of Rochdale like he owned the town », deplores a victim to the Daily Mail.
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Serious breaches
Restrictions were placed on some of these criminals upon their release from prison, such as Banaras Hussain, who was banned from returning to Rotherham. Yet many others, such as Azeem Subhani in Halifax and Mohammed Liaqat in Derby, have returned to live in the towns where their crimes took place. A traumatic ordeal for the victims, who point out the flaws in the system and the fragility of these bans, which raise fears of violations and repeat offenses.
