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Release of Rochdale grooming gang leader ‘really scary’, says whistleblower

Politics The Guardian By Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor 02 Jul 2026 10:01 1 min read
Release of Rochdale grooming gang leader ‘really scary’, says whistleblower

Exclusive: Health worker Sara Rowbotham fears for women and girls because of ‘weak’ probation service The impending release of the Rochdale grooming gang leader is “really scary” for local women and girls because of failings in a “weak” probation service and his lack of remorse, a former health worker who exposed the paedophile ring has said. Sara Rowbotham, whose team gathered evidence that led to the imprisonment of Shabir Ahmed and eight other men in Rochdale, said she is “terrified” by the p

Exclusive: Health worker Sara Rowbotham fears for women and girls because of ‘weak’ probation service

The impending release of the Rochdale grooming gang leader is “really scary” for local women and girls because of failings in a “weak” probation service and his lack of remorse, a former health worker who exposed the paedophile ring has said.

Sara Rowbotham, whose team gathered evidence that led to the imprisonment of Shabir Ahmed and eight other men in Rochdale, said she is “terrified” by the prospect of meeting him in the street.

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