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PCC Wright: Historical sex abuse never went away

South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Shaun Wright tried to excuse his failings over child abuse in Rotherham yesterday by saying the problem was as bad now as ever.

Before his election as PCC in 2012, Mr Wright was a Labour councillor in Rotherham for over a decade and had responsibility for children’s services from 2005 to 2010.

Answering public questions at South Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Panel yesterday, Mr Wright said that child sexual exploitation (CSE) levels were just as high as they were in the periods covered by the report that exposed the abuse.

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