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Agencies blamed children and not perpetrators for the abuse suffered in Telford, the report says.

More than a thousand children were sexually exploited over at least 30 years in Telford amid 'shocking' police and council failings, an inquiry has concluded.

Offenders ‘emboldened’ by failure of authorities to investigate, says three-year investigation into scandal

Plus, survivor Samantha Smith waives her anonymity to speak to The Telegraph about her years of 'silence and shame and victim blaming'

Was this allowed to happen. the answer, he believes, is that the authorities had ignored obvious signs of child exploitation, had blamed the children not the perpetrators, and in many cases wouldn't investigate because of nervousness about race. the problems came to light during operation chalice when seven men of south asian descent were convicted of offences against teenage girls but the inquiry has spoken to victims of exploitation from many more communities. this afternoon i spoke to one. she was raped and trafficked. instead of getting helped, she got a criminal record. her words have bee...