UNITED KINGDOM
Oxford Mail
by Annabal Bagdi, Reporter covering East Oxford and Cowley. Call me on (01865) 425430
COMMUNITY members in East Oxford and Cowley have said they will work to build bridges after the child sexual exploitation scandal that shook the city.
Dr Hojjat Ramzy, director of the Cowley-based Oxford Islamic Information Centre, said the community needs to unite in the aftermath of the Serious Case Review into Operation Bullfinch.
In 2013 seven men, some of whom were described as having Muslim backgrounds, were jailed for a total of 95 years for raping, trafficking and prostituting six girls.
The review identified catastrophic failings in police and social services that allowed the sexual abuse to continue.
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