Some sobering stats. I was kind of hoping that maybe things were being over exaggerated on social media. It makes me want to weep for the country we knew.

What's finally coming to the surface with regards the grooming gangs has shaken me as well, because I thought it was just a few small areas. Recently I heard someone list the areas where investigations are ongoing and Telford and Derby came up. Places where I grew up and lived and Telford is where my dad's side of the family still live. The target demographic was ours too, particularly for my cousin whose children ended up in foster care. I'm so glad to have moved my girls away, although I'm not entirely certain we aren't heading in a similar direction in Australia.