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Seven convicted of statutory rape in Rotherham, UK

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Seven convicted of statutory rape in Rotherham, UK

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The newspaper La Jornada
Saturday, September 14, 2024, p. 23

Seven men have been sentenced to between six and 25 years in prison for raping two minors in Rotherham, northern England, a case that has shocked Britain, which has seen more than a thousand abuse victims over the years. The men, who lived in or around Rotherham, were found guilty in June after a nine-week trial in Sheffield, the UK Crime Agency said yesterday. The case is part of a scandal involving hundreds of victims of abuse, often after being forced to drink alcohol or smoke cannabis.