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Sexual grooming of white girls an Asian problem: Official
Friday June 08, 2012 10:46:13 PM,
IANS
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London: Gangs that
rape and sexually exploit vulnerable young white girls in Britain
is a "particular problem" in Asian communities, one of the
country's top prosecutors has said.
After a spate of cases of raping and prostituting victims
involving Pakistani-origin men, Crown prosecutor Nazir Afzal said
it was impossible not to notice "that the perpetrators were Asian
and the victims were not", the Daily Mail reported.
He said "cultural baggage and the status of women among some men
in these communities contributes to their disrespect for the
rights of women".
Over fears that they would be branded racist, police and social
services left the Pakistani group free to rape up to 50 white
girls.
Indian-origin Labour MP Keith Vaz, chairman of the Commons Home
Affairs Select Committee, is said to be "very concerned by the
recent cases of child exploitation".
In the cases, most victims were white, aged between 13 and 16, and
from vulnerable backgrounds or the care system. The majority were
plied with booze and drugs before being systematically abused.
"Exploitation happens in every community but these cases
demonstrate that group grooming is a particular problem in Asian
community. I will not turn a blind eye to crimes in any
community," Afzal said.
Two Asian men -- Mahfuzur Rahman and Abdul Hannan -- have been
convicted of raping or sexually assaulting four young white women
in their area after they picked them up and got them drunk.
In a botched prosecution in 2009, the victims gave detailed
evidence about being violently raped by Rahman before charges were
dropped because evidence was said to lack credibility.
Once the case was abandoned, Rahman targeted a 17-year-old girl
from a nearby children's home, plying her with vodka before
sexually assaulting her at his flat, the daily said.
Last month, a sex grooming gang of eight Pakistanis and one Afghan
were all jailed, and two set to be deported, after they plied
teenagers with alcohol before abusing them in Rochdale, Greater
Manchester.
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