At least 1,400 documented cases of child abuse — often sexual — in the British town of Rotherham, in a span of 15 years. Eighties pop star Boy George wonders why this horrific story remains underreported:
Why is there not a bigger media, police and political response to the Rotherham sex abuse case?
— Boy George (Boomer) (@BoyGeorge) September 4, 2014
Where the police involved? Evidence lost? Serious crimes against children ignored?
— Boy George (Boomer) (@BoyGeorge) September 4, 2014
All good questions. And this tweeter may have hit the nail on the head:
@BoyGeorge The same reason it was allowed to carry on in the first place, political correctness.
— WOOL_COTTON WOOL (@ninepointtwo79) September 4, 2014
Disgusting, isn’t it?
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