Hundreds to attend special church service for victims of Rotherham abuse scandal

UNITED KINGDOM
The Star

by Chris Burn
chris.burn@thestar.co.uk
Published on the 20 February 2015

Hundreds of people are expected to attend a special church service for the victims of child grooming in Rotherham.

Local churches have arranged a service on Tuesday, February 24, at Rotherham Minster at 7pm to pray for the future of Rotherham and those who have been directly affected by child sexual exploitation.

Among those due to attend are Bishop of Sheffield Steven Croft and South Yorkshire police and crime commissioner Alan Billings.

It follows a similar service being held in Rotherham last September in the wake of the publication of the Jay report, which revealed at least 1,400 children in the town had been victims of sexual exploitation over a 16-year period.

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