Julie Bindel

Well, it's a bit of a difficult question to answer about when did it start because we've had...

Well, it's a bit of a difficult question to answer about when did it start because we've had...

Well, it's a bit of a difficult question to answer about when did it start because we've had...

child sexual abuse organized individual in the home in public places for as long as records go back and as long as feminists and others have been campaigning against it but this particular phenomenon we can locate right back to the 90s or even earlier where we know that in northern cities and towns and villages And of course elsewhere across the UK, but we first heard about them in the North.

child sexual abuse organized individual in the home in public places for as long as records go back and as long as feminists and others have been campaigning against it but this particular phenomenon we can locate right back to the 90s or even earlier where we know that in northern cities and towns and villages And of course elsewhere across the UK, but we first heard about them in the North.

child sexual abuse organized individual in the home in public places for as long as records go back and as long as feminists and others have been campaigning against it but this particular phenomenon we can locate right back to the 90s or even earlier where we know that in northern cities and towns and villages And of course elsewhere across the UK, but we first heard about them in the North.

there were gangs of men and they were predominantly Pakistani Muslim men in some of those particular towns, because that was the demographic of young out of work men, more likely to be involved in criminality, who had previously been selling heroin. And when heroin became too hot for them to handle, because of course the war on drugs, girls became their merchandise. And how it worked was this.

there were gangs of men and they were predominantly Pakistani Muslim men in some of those particular towns, because that was the demographic of young out of work men, more likely to be involved in criminality, who had previously been selling heroin. And when heroin became too hot for them to handle, because of course the war on drugs, girls became their merchandise. And how it worked was this.

there were gangs of men and they were predominantly Pakistani Muslim men in some of those particular towns, because that was the demographic of young out of work men, more likely to be involved in criminality, who had previously been selling heroin. And when heroin became too hot for them to handle, because of course the war on drugs, girls became their merchandise. And how it worked was this.

There would be young, all young girls are vulnerable, obviously, but particularly vulnerable girls were targeted. These girls may well have had a family history of abuse or neglect themselves. They may have been in care. There were also some middle-class girls, and not all of the girls were white, but they were predominantly so.

There would be young, all young girls are vulnerable, obviously, but particularly vulnerable girls were targeted. These girls may well have had a family history of abuse or neglect themselves. They may have been in care. There were also some middle-class girls, and not all of the girls were white, but they were predominantly so.

There would be young, all young girls are vulnerable, obviously, but particularly vulnerable girls were targeted. These girls may well have had a family history of abuse or neglect themselves. They may have been in care. There were also some middle-class girls, and not all of the girls were white, but they were predominantly so.

And they would be targeted by boys pretty much of their age, in shopping malls, and parks and the like. And they got to know them and then said that they would introduce them to older, handsome men who had cars and they had alcohol and they had cigarettes and maybe marijuana. And these girls were having a great time. They were being given attention. They'd perhaps been bullied at school.

And they would be targeted by boys pretty much of their age, in shopping malls, and parks and the like. And they got to know them and then said that they would introduce them to older, handsome men who had cars and they had alcohol and they had cigarettes and maybe marijuana. And these girls were having a great time. They were being given attention. They'd perhaps been bullied at school.

And they would be targeted by boys pretty much of their age, in shopping malls, and parks and the like. And they got to know them and then said that they would introduce them to older, handsome men who had cars and they had alcohol and they had cigarettes and maybe marijuana. And these girls were having a great time. They were being given attention. They'd perhaps been bullied at school.

Maybe school wasn't a factor in their lives. And soon they were passed up to

Maybe school wasn't a factor in their lives. And soon they were passed up to

Maybe school wasn't a factor in their lives. And soon they were passed up to

older men some of whom worked in takeaway outlets or other traditional jobs for migrants to those towns and then of course the sexual abuse started full-on and the reason why I really try not to call them grooming gangs although often it's just simpler because it's it's a known term I mean grooming is something that I do for about a minute and a half every morning in front of the mirror and

older men some of whom worked in takeaway outlets or other traditional jobs for migrants to those towns and then of course the sexual abuse started full-on and the reason why I really try not to call them grooming gangs although often it's just simpler because it's it's a known term I mean grooming is something that I do for about a minute and a half every morning in front of the mirror and