A police whistleblower says grooming gang victims should not have endured two decades waiting for justice, as their torturers were finally given years behind bars.
Ex-detective Maggie Oliver, who quit Greater Manchester Police after the force failed to act on allegations of widespread child grooming and sex abuse, has welcomed new prison terms totalling 134 years for seven Asian offenders in Rochdale.
But she warned of the lifelong trauma the two girls at the centre of the latest case will still suffer - as well as 'hundreds' of other victims she says have gone neglected.
And she demanded to know why it took so long for abusers to be brought to justice, with sentences coming 20 years after some young girls were first groomed before being used as 'sex slaves'.
Ms Oliver told the Daily Mail: 'The serious question that begs to be asked is, why were they not dealt with at the time?
'I recognise these men's names going back years - it was definitely known what was going on.
'It's been 20 years since these victims were targeted – and every day of their lives since, they've had to suffer. It shouldn't take this long to get justice.
'It's on their minds every single day. I've got the greatest admiration for these women who've stuck with it – but it shouldn't take this long.'
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