UK Grooming Gangs: Government Avoided Ethno-Race Issues Like the Plague, By Richard Miller (Londonistan)
The article from Jihad Watch, citing an Associated Press report by Sylvia Hui dated June 16, 2025, discusses a UK government review led by Baroness Louise Casey into group-based child sexual exploitation, commonly referred to as "grooming gangs." The review highlights systemic failures in recording the ethnicity of perpetrators, with data missing for two-thirds of suspects, and notes an over-representation of men of Asian and Pakistani heritage among suspects in certain regions. The Jihad Watch piece frames this as evidence of authorities avoiding the issue due to fears of being labelled racist, and evidence of the utter failure of liberalised multicultural policies in immigration, assuming that ethno-racial differences do not exist and any people can be transplanted en masse into one's country without chaos.
The Casey review found that ethnicity data was not recorded for two-thirds of grooming gang perpetrators, described as a "major failing" over decades. This lack of data makes it impossible to draw national conclusions about the ethnic profile of offenders.
Local data from three police forces (Greater Manchester, South Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire) showed a disproportionate number of suspects of Asian and Pakistani heritage. In Rotherham's Operation Stovewood, nearly two-thirds of 323 suspects and 42 convicted individuals were of Pakistani background.
The review criticises authorities for "shying away" from ethnicity due to fears of being seen as racist or stoking community tensions, which has hindered understanding the scale and nature of the problem.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced mandatory recording of ethnicity and nationality data for suspects in child sexual abuse cases, responding to long-standing accusations that authorities avoided race-related issues. A national statutory inquiry into grooming gangs was announced, reversing previous resistance, to address institutional failures and ensure justice for victims.
Cooper accepted all 12 of Casey's recommendations, including tightening laws to ensure adults who have sex with children under 16 are charged with rape and reviewing convictions of victims coerced into criminal acts. The Casey review's finding that ethnicity data is missing for two-thirds of perpetrators is a significant critique of UK policing and data practices. This gap, described as "appalling," has fuelled speculation and polarised narratives, as it prevents a clear understanding of whether specific ethnic groups are over-represented nationally. The local data from Greater Manchester, South Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire, particularly Rotherham, does indicate an over-representation of Pakistani-heritage men.
The reluctance to record ethnicity, as noted by Casey, likely stems from a complex interplay of factors:
Fear of Racism Accusations: Multiple sources confirm that authorities, including police and councils, avoided addressing ethnicity to prevent being labelled racist or inciting community tensions. For example, in Rotherham, a police officer reportedly warned that publicising South Asian perpetrators could cause the town to "erupt."
Institutional Failures: The Casey and Jay reports highlight systemic issues, such as victim-blaming, where girls were dismissed as "wayward" or consenting, and a lack of coordination among agencies.
The Casey review emphasises the horrific nature of grooming gang crimes, with victims, often young, vulnerable white British girls, subjected to rape, trafficking, and coercion. The failure to protect these girls, as documented in Rotherham (1,400 plus estimated victims), Rochdale, and Telford, is a "national shame," with authorities blaming victims or downgrading charges due to perceived consent. The review's recommendations, such as mandatory rape charges for sex with under-16s and quashing victims' convictions, aim to prioritise survivor justice. It is a small step, but as noted by Robert Spencer:
"It is true that the ethnicity of the rapists was "shied away from," for British authorities were terrified of being thought racist, even to the point of committing national suicide and sacrificing a generation of British girls. But the denial is still as thick as ever in shattered, staggering, dhimmi Britain. …The British still aren't even close to having the honest national discussion that is needed about that."
"UK 'shied away' from ethnicity of grooming gangs in child sex abuse inquiries, report finds," by Sylvia Hui, Associated Press, June 16, 2025:
LONDON (AP) — The British government said Monday it will make it mandatory for the police to record the ethnicity and nationality of suspects accused of child sexual abuse and exploitation.
The move is part of an attempt to address long-running accusations that authorities have shied away from properly tackling the issue of race when investigating such cases.
It came after the government announced Saturday that it will hold a national inquiry into organized child sexual abuse, something it has long been pressured to do by opposition politicians.
In a statement to Parliament, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said a new review of data from three police forces found "clear evidence of over-representation among suspects of Asian and Pakistani heritage men" who prey on often young and vulnerable girls and women.
But the review, published Monday, found that ethnicity data was "shied away from" and not recorded for two-thirds of perpetrators in crimes involving "grooming gangs" — those involving multiple perpetrators coercing, manipulating and deceiving children into sex, the review said.
"The appalling lack of data on ethnicity in crime recording alone is a major failing over the last decade or more," said the review, overseen by Louise Casey, an expert on victim's rights and social welfare. "Questions about ethnicity have been asked but dodged for years."
"Child sexual exploitation is horrendous whoever commits it, but there have been enough convictions across the country of groups of men from Asian ethnic backgrounds to have warranted closer examination," it added…"
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