The Betrayed Girls (2017)

In May 2012, the revelation that nine Asian men from the Manchester suburb of Rochdale were guilty of the grooming, rape and sex trafficking of teenage white girls shocked Britain. But the police and social services had known about the abusers for years, and the abuse went far beyond the Greater Manchester town. From Rotherham to Keighley, it was happening across cities and towns in the north and beyond.Featuring the harrowing testimony of the victims and the shocking testimony of the few who were prepared to speak out, this film reveals how it wasn’t just the professionals whose job it was to protect the girls who ignored their plight. The media, politicians and the Muslim community also all chose to look the other way. Why?