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A many of you will be aware, there have been new allegations of exploitation by grooming gangs, this time in Barrow. You will have seen snippets of the story published in the Mail, Sun, & the BBC, but they don't all tell the full story, so I'm going to outline it. THREAD
On the 20th of May, a girl from Barrow made an FB post about why she had gone missing the night before. She said she was taken to have sex with 3 men, & was beaten afterwards because she hadn't attended their parties (due to Covid-19) for 7 weeks.
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=253106326035556&id=100040085706228
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=253106326035556&id=100040085706228
On the 21st of May, the Police in Barrow confirmed a 12 month peer-reviewed investigation into grooming gangs. They said there was no evidence to suggest Asian grooming gangs operated in Barrow, and said, "we are humble", not "complacent". https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-52761339
Another girl made an FB post accusing the Police of lying. She claimed the police had picked her up from the premises of where the abuse happened, yet they basically told her family she was "nuts". She claimed that there are over 50 girls (who are victims)
https://www.facebook.com/ellieann.reynolds.7/posts/697305007771414
https://www.facebook.com/ellieann.reynolds.7/posts/697305007771414
She also added a screenshot of her NRM (which deals with human trafficking) email, which said that there are "Conclusive Grounds" to accept she is a victim of modern slavery, and that the type of exploitation which had occurred was "Child Sexual Exploitation/Forced Criminality".
The Mail and the Sun reported that the first girl was arrested and charged with perverting the course of justice, after breaking her bail conditions. The police have not yet said specifically what she was guilty of, or what the conditions were. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8343421/Teenage-girl-says-grooming-gang-beat-burned-drugged-force-having-sex.html
Her sister made an FB post saying she had a curfew because she kept being taken out of Barrow and going missing for days. When she didn't come home on time, she says they called the police and the police found her and took her to the hospital...
https://www.facebook.com/lucy.williams.5891004/posts/2986708208114326
https://www.facebook.com/lucy.williams.5891004/posts/2986708208114326
… She says they stayed with her, yet did not arrest her that day. She says they arrested her the day after following the FB post she made about what happened to her.
She also attached screenshots of what looked to be Snapchat conversations between her sister and the abusers.
She also attached screenshots of what looked to be Snapchat conversations between her sister and the abusers.
It seems like the girl is now awaiting a court hearing. Her sister has set up a Facebook group with the aim of getting her justice.
Of course, we don't know the full story yet. But here's the problem,
Either, the girls are lying, the NRM is fake, the pictures of bruises, black eye, and stab marks are fake, and the messages are fake too...
OR...
Either, the girls are lying, the NRM is fake, the pictures of bruises, black eye, and stab marks are fake, and the messages are fake too...
OR...
The police are engaged in a major grooming gang cover-up. If this is the case, this is a HUGE scandal on the verge of bursting.
OR...
Their investigations & the peer-review is useless at protecting victims, but it's not an intentional cover-up.
OR...
Their investigations & the peer-review is useless at protecting victims, but it's not an intentional cover-up.
But for now, I suppose time will tell what will happen. I'm following the story closely, so if there is new info, I will try and add to the thread.
There is now a Twitter account named @justiceforellie which is posting even more pictures of Snapchat messages. This one in particular is extremely distressing. "I will chop your hair then your throat"... @MaggieOliverUK has also tweeted about it. https://twitter.com/justiceforellie/status/1263882370618458112?s=09
Interestingly, the @Cumbriapolice Twitter account is hiding some of the replies which are about this case. Some are obviously offensive, but others like this one from @jorddd are just... Questions...
