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Operation Sanctuary

Chris Jackson reports on Operation Sanctuary, the Northumbria Police enquiry into an Asian grooming gang operating in the West End of Newcastle.

In this Inside Out special investigation, Chris Jackson reports on Operation Sanctuary, the Northumbria Police enquiry into an Asian grooming gang operating in the West End of Newcastle. He reveals how, as part of the operation, police paid a convicted child rapist more than 拢10,000 to infiltrate the gang that was preying on vulnerable young girls.

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Sun 13 Aug 2017 20:30
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Operation Sanctuary - Newcastle gang guilty of sex grooming

Operation Sanctuary - Newcastle gang guilty of sex grooming

A gang of 18 people has been convicted of abusing girls who were plied with alcohol and drugs before being forced to have sex in Newcastle.

The vulnerable victims, some as young as 14, were exploited by a "cynical organisation" and passed between abusers, the court heard.

The 17 men and one woman were convicted of offences including conspiracy to incite prostitution, rape and drugs.

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Presenter Chris Jackson
Producer Dan Farthing
Editor Jacqui Hodgson

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