Why are sex gangs asian

A think-tank report finds there is a demographic link to those who sexually exploit children in grooming gangs. The Rochdale child sex abuse ring involved underage teenage girls in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. Nine men were convicted of sex trafficking and. In a new report, researchers at the Jill Dando Institute of Security and Crime Science concluded that most men convicted of on-street.

Of the , were Asian, hence the figure of 84% of grooming gang offenders being Asian. Just 18 were white. Critics have pointed out, however, that even a Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins. ‎"Asian gangs, schoolgirls and a sinister taboo" read the Daily Mail headline in November , ‎‎"Muslim gang jailed for kidnapping and raping two girls as part of their Eid celebrations. No, ‘Asian’ grooming gangs are not a myth. This fact, that the majority of offenders are white, is true and provided the press with their headlines about ‘white sex gangs’. But you Estimated Reading Time: 10 mins.

Of the , were Asian, hence the figure of 84% of grooming gang offenders being Asian. Just 18 were white. Critics have pointed out, however, that even a casual media search produces far more. Children's minister, Tim Loughton, warned that "closed" Asian communities, "political correctness and racial sensitivities" had affected investigations into child sex grooming by Asian gangs. [10] Keith Vaz said it was inappropriate to stereotype an entire community and said this was not a cultural problem. [9]. Self-evidently, sexual abuse of children and young people by groups of men – including Asian men – happens in the UK. According to the best available data, Asian men make up 75 per cent of “Type 1”.

I n January the Times proclaimed a "conspiracy of silence" around groups of Pakistani men sexually exploiting white British girls. Political correctness and fear of appearing racist had trumped child protection, the paper claimed. Soon the terms "Pakistani" and "Asian" were being conflated, much to the disgruntlement of other British Asians and a heated media debate ensued around the "Asian sex gang" problem. Jack Straw demanded the Pakistani community take responsibility, while BNP leader Nick Griffin gleefully decried "Muslim paedophilia" , campaigning with natty slogans such as "Our children are not halal meat".