Grooming report leads calls for action on child sexual exploitation
A independent report into child sexual exploitation has revealed more than 3,000 children have gone missing in Greater Manchester in the last year.
'Children will be believed' Sir Peter Fahy's promise to sex abuse victims
Greater Manchester Police's Chief Constable Sir Peter Fahy says tackling the sexual exploitation of children and young people is an 'absolute priority' for Greater Manchester Police.
But he warns protecting children and young people is the responsibility of everyone and the police need help to identify individuals who prey on vulnerable children and empower young people to speak up.
His commitment came after the publication of Stockport MP Ann Coffey's report which found the sexual exploitation of children was the 'norm' on some estates throughout Greater Manchester.
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Whistleblower: Police 'cherry-picked' Rochdale arrests
A whistleblower has told ITV News the police were "cherry-picking" which of the Rochdale abuse perpetrators they were going to arrest.
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Child sexual exploitation is the 'social norm'
A critical report into child sexual exploitation in Greater Manchester claims it's become a 'social norm' in some areas.
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Victims of child sexual exploitation speak out in report
Victims of child sexual exploitation tell of the traumatic experience of going through the justice system