A UK report commissioned by the mayor of Greater Manchester found multiple failings in police investigations. Officers responsible for neglecting a pedophile sex trafficking ring in the early 2000s may face charges after it was revealed that over 57 girls were groomed and exploited by men of Asian descent who drugged them with heroin to facilitate their sexual abuse. Addressing the report panel, the detective superintendent said:
“What had a massive input was the offending target group were predominantly Asian males and we were told to try and get other ethnicities.”
- Girls between the ages of 11 and 13 are increasingly being coerced into sending sexually suggestive selfies, according to data released by The Internet Watch Foundation. Susie Hargreaves, speaking on behalf of the IWF, told the BBC:
“These are images and videos of girls that have been groomed, coerced and tricked into performing sexually over webcam in what is fast becoming a national crisis.”
- A bill introduced in South Dakota state legislature on Tuesday would prosecute physicians who attempt to transition children with surgery, hormones, or hormone blockers.
- Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren has announced a criminal justice reform plan to place trans-identified male convicts in women’s prisons.