Nervousness about race "led to a reluctance to police parts of Wellington"

An independent inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Telford has found West Mercia Police allowed a nervousness about race to become prevalent among officers.

Mohammad Rizwan, one of four men who was convicted for abusing a vulnerable young girl after she was "passed around like a piece of meat", sold for sex and raped.

The inquiry, chaired by Tom Crowther QC, identified “shocking” police and council failings as more than a thousand children were sexually exploited across a 30 year period.  Several elements were identified as having contributed to...