Telford timeline of abuse
Early 1980s Vulnerable Telford girls are targeted by groups of mainly Asian men.
1996 A concerned resident claims she tells police about the activities of a key abuser selling underage girls for sex.
Late 1990s Files revea…
Telford timeline of abuse
Early 1980s Vulnerable Telford girls are targeted by groups of mainly Asian men.
1996 A concerned resident claims she tells police about the activities of a key abuser selling underage girls for sex.
Late 1990s Files reveal social workers learn of the problem but do little to help.
2000 Lucy Lowe, 16, is killed alongside her mum and sister in an arson attack by abuser Azhar Ali Mehmood, who made her pregnant at 14.
2002 Abuse victim Becky Watson, 13, is killed in a road accident described as a “prank”.
2009 Becky’s friend Vicky Round dies in a drugs-related incident after enduring nine years of sex hell at the hands of a string of paedophiles.
2010-2012 Police probe dubbed Operation Chalice identifies a potential 200 abusers but only nine are jailed. Two further probes collapse.
August 2016 The Sunday Mirror reports that the problem is continuing outside underage discos in the town but some complaints provided by volunteer street pastors are not properly logged.
September 2016 MP Lucy Allan calls for a public inquiry but police and council officials in Telford write to Home Secretary Amber Rudd saying this isn’t necessary.
Police and local authority chiefs yesterday said all reports of child sex exploitation were taken “extremely seriously”.
Martin Evans, Assistant Chief Constable for West Mercia Police, said: “We are aware of the information you have provided.
“Tackling such horrific offences is the number one priority for police in Telford and we have not only increased officer numbers to tackle this type of offending, but use all of our resources and technology available to prosecute anyone who sexually offends against children whether that offending took place today, yesterday or decades ago.
“Operation Chalice in 2013 was one of the first national complex critical investigations into grooming offences. It centred on historic offending in Telford and Wrekin and ultimately resulted in seven men jailed for a total of 49 year..
