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Britain's Grooming Gang Scandal | Groomed: A National Scandal | Channel 4 Documentaries

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Contains upsetting descriptions of sexual abuse and some strong language.

Five young women who survived unimaginable abuse and rape tell their stories of a gang grooming spanning 20 years. Failures of police and social services continue to this day.

First shown: 30 April 2025

00:00 Intro
02:19 Anna Hall and grooming gangs
03:47 Manchester, UK
06:58 West Yorkshire
10:02 Drugged by gang
11:15 Police failures
12:37 The current situation in the UK
14:50 The statistics
18:07 Erin's grooming
21:00 Girl's death at 15
23:09 Bradford, Yorkshire
25:00 Chantelle's case
33:21 Manchester and Scarlett
37:14 High Wycombe - Jade's case, convicted
47:22 Rotheram scandal
52:12 The case in Britain today
1:06:08 14 years on from Jade's conviction
1:08:48 Outro

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20 Comments

@biglapprentice2867 1 year ago

Policemen and politicians should be held accountable for allowing this to happen

@pugwash84 1 year ago

There is no such thing as a child prostitute !! that is a child being abused, tortured and raped !! we need a national enquiry and everyone who allowed this to happen needs to be held accountable !!

@AlissaSss23 1 year ago

Imagine a young girl being put on the seggs offenders register and being thrown in jail for REPORTING R A P E. The police DESTROYED HER LIFE.

@raz1980. 1 year ago

2 and half years for injecting a child with heroine and then dying, thats pure evil.

@MsKenzo7 1 year ago

This is not only abuse, this is trafficking.

@laurenvale8900 1 year ago

Chantelle was misusing cannabis and alcohol… placing herself at risk of sexual exploitation. What a JOKE. She was a child, absolutely disgusted at this. I hope she and all of the other women impacted are healing. Can’t even imagine what they endured.

@nann7065 1 year ago

2.5 years for abusing and killing a child!! What horror

@JaenFoster 1 year ago (edited)

If I'm honest, one of the worst parts of all of this is that even when these men are convicted, the sentences handed down are absolutely pathetic.

@ohungs4437 6 months ago

Breaks my heart into pieces hearing how many failures happened to these poor girls

@screwebeedoo 1 year ago

Im absolutely disgusted with the police, councils, politicians and others involved!! Wtf is 2yrs for killing that girl!!! Disgusting!!

@GloriaHoulihan 1 year ago

The treatment by the police is absolutely disgusting.

@iancallard3561 1 year ago

Fictional 'Adolescence' earned a summit meeting in Downing Street. This programme earned the scorn of Labour's Leader of the House.

@Steve-fn6gw 1 year ago

So girl being abused was charged and jailed for being an abuser becaise she took a friend with her, whilst the perpetrators who abused her an others remained free to contine to do this to others.
Shocking there are no words to comprehend how wrong that is, or how high the cover up goes.

@squirrelwhispererUK 1 year ago

This is what should be shown in every school,

Not a drama from netflix.

@karenmusilova3772 1 year ago

If any of the girls are reading this: you are so, so brave! Well done for coming forward, and raising awareness of this horrendous issue! This film should be be shown everywhere, along with the BBC Three drama 'Three Girls' (I watched that as a teen, and it's stayed with me ever since). The authorities who allowed this to continue are just as culpable as the groomers, and should also be held to account. Girls: this is NOT your fault. You are innocent, those sick men took advantage. Never, ever think otherwise! I wish you the very best for the future. ❤

@stuff802 1 year ago

Why isn't Starmer pushing to show this actual documentary in schools?

@julieinglis8276 1 year ago

Omg after everything these girls went through, abused, let down by police and social work, then being slated on social media it's truly devastating 😢

@timandre7451 1 year ago

Makes my f-g blood boil. HOW and WHY this still happening. National Enquiry NOW!!

@zarahm2650 1 year ago

The police need to be held to account, to disregard child rape allegations makes them complicit, and those individuals who chose not to investigate, should also face criminal charges

@McKinlayFinlay 1 year ago

The British state (social workers) actually said that child "put herself at risk". How can a child put themselves at risk? How can a child be a prostitute? Never forget. Justice needed for all the children, and all the women. Solidarity from Scotland.