Victims of child abuse gangs are the first to suffer – and the last to get our attention | Sonia Sodha

The focus on race and religion distracts from the task of making sure crimes such as those uncovered in Newcastle never happen again

If there’s one question we owe it to the victims of the Newcastle child abuse gang to ask, it’s how on earth this type of organised child sexual abuse is still happening. It’s a horrific, yet tragically familiar, story that has played itself out in every corner of the country, from Rotherham and Rochdale to Oxford and Bristol. Each time there is a new string of convictions, or another independent inquiry, “never again” trips so easily off our tongues. But it seems to continue to elude us.

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It’s too easy to allow authorities to reach for the 'cultural sensitivities' excuse to explain their failure to act

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