Rotherham - council and police cover-up of 16 years of child abuse

 

At least 1,400 children have been groomed and sexually abused in Rotherham over the last 16 years, mostly by men their victims described as ‘Asian’, but not one council manager has been disciplined.  Or resigned.

The shameless Martin Kimber (above) ‘chief executive’ of Rotherham Council, said no many of those managers are now working in senior posts at other councils after escaping disciplinary action.

But the report, described the managers’ failings as ‘blatant’.  And also points the finger of blame at police.

His council and the police covered up the matter over the y6years, even supressive supressing repoprts. The Council Leader has resigned, at least.

Shockingly the report says staff were terrified of identifying the perpetrators as Asian for fear of being labelled racist.

Daily Telegraph report here.

But despite all this evidence, today’s Guardian shamefully suggests social worker and police fears about being thought racist, weren’t the issue. Most abusers are white, he says, as if that’s the end of the matter.  Oh well, plus ca change, plus ce’st le meme chose – let’s steer clear for the sale of ‘community cohesion’.

The bleeding heart liberal author writes, “If we are still shocked we are, sadly, less surprised by yet another example of the way in which those in authority over decades disbelieved, suppressed or ignored evidence of abuse. That is not just true of the police and social workers. The warp runs through the weft of establishments from schools and children’s homes to the BBC and the Catholic Church. Abuse was made worse by cultures of denial and cover-up. The victims were blamed for what had happened to them. Whistle-blowers were chastised.”

All true, but to close our eyes and minds to the problems caused by the doctrines of ‘community cohesion’, ‘political correctness’ and ‘multi-culturalism’ is to fi fiddle while Rome burns.

At least the Gruinard acknowledges ‘the Asian communities (have) a problem to address. Muslim women have criticised a culture of racism, misogyny, tribalism and sexual vulgarity among men who hail from the poorest, least-educated and most closed-off parts of Pakistan. Julie Siddiqi, executive director of the Islamic Society of Britain, has called for a change in the male dominance at the top of many Muslim organisations, which may have contributed to their community’s silence on grooming.