A whistleblower who resigned from Greater Manchester Police has revealed that the force's child protection investigation unit is 'not fit for purpose' and that failures have allowed a paedophile ring to operate for at least seven years.
A whistleblower who resigned from Greater Manchester Police has told Sky News the force's child protection investigation unit where she worked is 'not fit for purpose' and that failures have left a paedophile ring at large for at least seven years. In her resignation letter last year, she said: 'I don't feel like we're making things better for these kids. In fact, I think we're making it worse.
' She also said that her work with the victims only served to 're-traumatise them' and 'leave them hanging.' Assigned a major operation into child sex offenders in Manchester in 2022, the detective constable we are calling 'Lucy' says failures could have allowed the continuation of what she says 'professionals have called some of the worst abuse they've ever seen.' She first noticed a problem when she picked up the investigation and realised there had been two previous complaints involving the same suspects and other children, dating back to 2018. One where the case had been close
Whistleblower Greater Manchester Police Child Protection Investigation Unit Failures Paedophile Ring
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