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Minister calls on Pakistani community to tackle grooming

10:30am Tuesday 21st May 2013

THE Pakistani community must urgently tackle the problem of gangs grooming and abusing white girls, the justice minister has said.

'It's too little, too late' claims Muslim leader

Imam Taj Hargey

10:30am Tuesday 21st May 2013

MUSLIMS in Oxford have promised action ahead of a series of planned sermons on child sex exploitation.

'Work together to stamp out child sex abuse' says charity

LESSONS: The Rev Lynda Rose, chief executive of Voice for Justice UK

10:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

AN Oxford-based charity chief has backed a call for joined-up working to stop the sexual exploitation of young girls.

Now Available to Download - Bullfinch: The Full Story

Read Bullfinch: The Full Story on your mobile device

9:41am Friday 17th May 2013

For the first time, the Oxford Mail's special report Bullfinch: The Full Story is now available for our digital readers - either on iPhone and iPad, other smartphones and tablets and as an e-edition for PC.

BULLFINCH: Council chief 'thought about quitting job’

Joanna Simons

10:00am Friday 17th May 2013

THE head of Oxfordshire County Council last night admitted she considered resigning after vulnerable girls in care were abused by a sex gang for eight years.

BULLFINCH: Investigation to ‘dig deep’ into failures

10:00am Friday 17th May 2013

POLICE and social services were yesterday preparing for 10 years worth of records to be examined by investigators in the wake of Operation Bullfinch.

BULLFINCH: ‘It is almost impossible to safeguard children’

Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner Anthony Stansfeld

10:00am Friday 17th May 2013

POLICE and crime commissioner Anthony Stansfeld has said social services put the human rights of the sex ring victims before their protection.

BULLFINCH: Police don’t call in independent commission

10:00am Friday 17th May 2013

THAMES Valley Police did not refer itself for investigation by an independent police body after it failed to protect girls from a child sex gang.

BULLFINCH: ‘No tension’ after trial

Supt Christian Bunt

10:00am Friday 17th May 2013

POLICE have said there have been no incidents of community tension following the convictions of a child sex gang.

Cameron warns "searching questions" sparked by child sex grooming case

9:49am Thursday 16th May 2013

PRIME minister and Witney MP David Cameron has described the Oxford sex exploitation case as "absolutely appalling" and said “searching questions” would now be asked.

Deputy PM in call for child sex gang to get tough sentences

Deputy PM Nick Clegg

11:00am Thursday 16th May 2013

THE bravery of the victims who testified against the child sex gang was praised in the House of Commons by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg yesterday.

Rochdale reaction is a lesson for city

11:00am Thursday 16th May 2013

THE chief executive in one of the first towns to uncover a gang grooming girls yesterday offered to help Oxfordshire sort out its failings.

Families of defendants refuse to comment

11:00am Thursday 16th May 2013

FAMILIES of the defendants yesterday remained tight lipped when asked to comment by the Oxford Mail.

Victim claims council ‘ignored’ call for help

Mohammed Karrar, who exploited Girl 3, being interviewed by police

11:00am Thursday 16th May 2013

ONE of the young victims of the Oxford child sex ring has accused Oxfordshire County Council of “ignoring” her and her family.

Crime commissioner says he will not ask police chief to quit

Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner Anthony Stansfeld

10:00am Thursday 16th May 2013

POLICE and crime commissioner Anthony Stansfeld yesterday backed his Chief Constable, claiming other forces across the country had also failed victims of child sex gangs.

Police chief in vow to 'get to the bottom' of any failures

Reporter Ben Wilkinson interviews Chief Constable Sara Thornton at the Thames Valley Police HQ

10:00am Thursday 16th May 2013

CHIEF constable Sara Thornton yesterday refused to say whether she had considered resigning over the failure of her police force to protect girls from a child sex gang.

City leader: I don’t know enough to comment

City council leader Bob Price

10:00am Thursday 16th May 2013

OXFORD City Council leader Bob Price said he does not know enough about what is being done following Operation Bullfinch to comment on it.

Bullfinch case review could put jobs on the line

Oxfordshire County Council leader Ian Hudspeth

10:00am Thursday 16th May 2013

AN INVESTIGATION into how Oxfordshire’s authorities failed to spot a child sex abuse ring could spark resignations, the county council leader warned last night.

Video: Oxfordshire County Council Joanna Simons apologises for Bullfinch failures

1:04pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

Oxfordshire County Council chief executive Joanna Simons apologises for her authority's failings over Bullfinch.

Bullfinch: Video: The police interviews

12:47pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

Videos of the police interviews of six of the Bullfinch defendants

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