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EXCLUSIVE: West Mercia Police told MailOnline they have historically 'let victims down' and are 'concerned' by the statistics - but insist they are not 'letting perpetrators get away' with committing sexual crimes.
EXCLUSIVE: Azhar Ali Mehmood, now 47, was jailed for life 21 years ago for starting a house fire in Telford in August 2000. It claimed the life of Lucy Lowe (pictured), 16, her sister, 17, and mother, 49.
Telford council has pledged long-term funding specialist child sexual exploitation staff after an inquiry into historic abuse criticised its response.
Agencies blamed children and not perpetrators for the abuse suffered in Telford, the report says.
Three-year inquiry described police inaction over abuse as a 'shocking failure'