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Live News,02 Jun 2025,48 mins,

A Nation's Shame: Grooming Survivors Speak

Newsnight
Contains scenes of sexual violence and scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.

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Survivors of abuse and exploitation speak live on television for the first time, ahead of Baroness Casey's soon-to-be-released government report on grooming and rape gangs. Hearing their stories, England and Wales’ most senior police officer on grooming, Deputy Chief Constable Becky Riggs. Plus, Newsnight reveals brand new data from the police showing the extent to which grooming gangs are still operating today and the ethnicity of the accused. With Victoria Derbyshire.

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