Between 2007 and 2011, Ruby
(first name has been changed)
suffered rape and sexual exploitation.
Despite the conviction of her attacker, she explains that the after-effects persist and that the problems are not entirely resolved.
He is one of the victims of a child crime ring in the northwest of England.
In a report published on January 15, we learned that the police and authorities failed to protect dozens of minors.
“I was 12 when it all started.
» In the police report, she is girl number 44. This evening in early February when we meet her, she is staying in a hotel in London with Maggie Oliver, the police officer who investigated these rape cases in 2011 and who, since then, has dedicated his life to defending victims.
A woman who became a close friend.
The next day, they have a meeting with a BBC journalist.
“I still live in Rochdale, my family lives there, it’s not up to me to move or change my life,” she says.
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