MORE than 120,000 people have signed a petition calling for the
sexual health worker who advocated for the victims of grooming in
Rochdale to be recognised for her work.
The petition
asks for acknowledgment of the work of Sara Rowbotham, the sexual
health worker played by Maxine Peake in the BBC drama Three Girls, which
aired last week and depicted the abuse of girls in Rochdale and their
struggle to be taken seriously by authorities.
Rowbotham was the coordinator of Rochdale’s crisis intervention team
from 2003 to 2014 and worked with many of the girls who were victims of
the Rochdale grooming scandal. She repeatedly raised concerns about
vulnerable girls in the community to police and other authorities, which
were dismissed.
She worked for a specialist sexual health service in the city and wrote in the Guardian
earlier this month that if that service had not been available 'half
the evidence that led to mass convictions would never have come to
light'. She added: 'The girls didn’t trust police or social services to
help them and I quickly found out why they felt this way, as no one
wanted to listen to them.'
For more:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/may/21/petition-calls-for-recognition-of-rochdale-sexual-health-
Monday, 22 May 2017
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