UK Grooming Gangs: Decades of Exploitation, Institutional Failures Exposed

• Pakistani-origin grooming gangs in Britain have exploited vulnerable girls aged 11-16 for decades, using love and gifts to entrap them.
• Initial warnings and complaints from social workers and victims were often ignored due to fears of racism accusations, allowing criminals to operate unchecked.
• Recent incidents, like the one in Hounslow involving a 15-year-old Sikh girl, have reignited public outrage and calls for justice.
• Reports highlight a pattern of isolation, blackmail, threats, and trafficking for profit once girls are lured into these gangs.
• Past cases in Rotherham and Rochdale, and the 2014 Alexis Jay report, confirm systemic failures in protecting victims and holding perpetrators accountable.

Why It Matters: Institutional failures and political hesitation have allowed grooming gangs to exploit vulnerable girls in the UK for decades.