Rupert Lowe’s rape gang enquiry, report published

[Yddraigoldragon]

The report has been published, link below.

http://bit.ly/4uE5odw

It is harrowing.

I don't know about here, but I used to read politics dot ie, and that forum has lots of folk saying "whatabout" whenever an investigation into Catholic clergy is discussed.

I can only talk about my experience anecdotally. But if comments and commentary from prominent journalists attempted to zoom out and broaden the conversation then they are wrong too.

Did you actually grasp the point being made? Whataboutery is silly and deflects from the real issues. This is a report with a narrow focus, rightly or wrongly. Putting aside the political element. Sometimes, due to resources or other factors, investigations need to be precise in their scope and parameters. This particular criminal phenomenon has been dismissed, handwaved away and swept under the carpet for decades. That time is up.

The report was about a specific issue. Pakistani rape and trafficking gangs. Why would it be expected to include other groups of rapists in this report?
I don't disagree that there should be inquiries into all trafficking/ domestic violence/ rape/ but it isn't useful to try and include every single group in one inquiry and report.
The reason this needed another inquiry was because of the silencing of whistleblowers and victims and the failure to heed the findings of previous inquiries.

No there were not.

I think it would come across as racist if, in response to discussions about abuses within the Catholic church, posters were saying "what about Muslims?"

Almost like a deflection ... hmmm.

Why can't we acknowledge we are a Christian country. There are many Islamic countries in the world. Some of them are persecuting Christians right now.

Absolutely. Imagine the uproar if, in response to the inquiry into abuse by Catholic priests, someone on MN wrote something like 'A report which ignores or downplays the existence of Muslim rapists isn't really worth bothering with'.

It’s a ridiculous argument isn’t it.

And silence still from some quarters.

I don't know if this has been linked to already.

RCEW comments on Rape Gang Inquiry Report | Rape Crisis England & Wales share.google/sBDO1wmD5HWVrmNhD
Restore Britain’s report Rape Gang Inquiry Report launched on Tuesday (16th June 2026) highlights institutional failures to meaningfully respond to and support survivors of group-based rape and sexual abuse. This report states that the “root cause” of this particular form of sexual violence and abuse is “immigration”. The report is focused on Pakistani Muslim men’s group-based offending. cont......

I stiil haven't seen any main stream reporting

Rupert Lowe was interviewed in Makerfield last night waiting for the count, which I caught the tail end of, he challenged Laura Kuenssenberg (sp?) that the BBC hadn’t reported on it or the issue, and she said they had covered it adequately which is clearly bollocks.

I haven't seen them covering it. Can't have been very prominent if they did.

I think she meant their coverage of grooming gangs rather than Lowe’s report, but that’s been woeful.

Ah ok - but why aren't they covering Lowe's report?

They ought to do so, especially now the by election is behind us.

I agree. I’d settle for an even handed fact check, where they make clear that yes 250k figure has been extrapolated but that the issue is still a grave problem and an indictment on multiple successive governments, police and local authorities.

I think this would be responsible, and maybe defuse tensions. It’s not going to look good if they ignore it all.

The woke BBC are utterly biased they need to be de funded. Laura K and Fiona Bruce are shameful!

Their reporting is skewed beyond belief.

BBC is full of lefties and some …not a credible news source and hasn’t been for a long time. It’s like living in a communism controlled state the way they report.

It came out this week that they planted illegal migrants on Question Time and they were coached prior to the show on how to answer . Not a surprise at all it was so obvious they were plants and reading off their phones and had ear phones in telling them what to say …then they got them to ask Zia Yusuf a question about deportations.

it’s funny if it wasn’t so pathetic.

Same last night they said a 3 year old ended up in a Crocodile pit, nope he was thrown in no confusion he didn’t just end up in there. They down play constantly and inaccurately the reporting is a joke.

Agree, I hope the defeat of Reform and Restore at Makerfield doesn't enable our ruling class to turn a blind eye to the grooming gangs all over again. There's nothing they want more than to sweep this under the carpet again.

The BBC would do anything to bury this story.

Have they said anything at all?

Is that better or worse than the bad feeling you should have about this Labour government dismissing, minimising, prevaricating and ultimately failing to carry out a fair and thorough public inquiry in order to protect their own arses and for the sake of 'social cohesion'?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq61717mde6o
this story in the news today after reading the victim statements screams groooming victim to me.
the report keeps referring to her ‘boyfriend’.
I don’t think a 41 year old Muslim having a 16-19 year old girlfriend he beat and somehow she was pregnant with someone else’s child add up to me!
surely this is a grooming coverup