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Rochdale gang leader freed after 14 years; survivor says communities welcome offenders back
Sarah Wilson, a survivor of grooming gangs in Rotherham, said offenders return to their communities without stigma after release. She spoke as Shabir Ahmed, convicted ringleader of a Rochdale group, left prison after serving 14 years of a 19-year sentence.
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A survivor of grooming gangs in Rotherham said offenders return to their communities without stigma after release. Sarah Wilson spoke to GB News as Shabir Ahmed, convicted ringleader of a Rochdale group, left prison after serving 14 years of a 19-year sentence.
Wilson said Ahmed should be deported. She noted he had been stripped of British citizenship yet remains in the country under protections in the Immigration Act 1971.
Survivor comments "He came over to this country to abuse children.
After his sentence, he should be sent home and deported straight away, not given a second chance," Wilson said. Wilson added that grooming gangs operate across many towns and villages. She said survivors face further distress when offenders are welcomed back without consequence.
"Their communities don't shun them. They don't isolate them. They're welcomed back in with open arms like nothing's happened... It's not fair on every single survivor," she said. Wilson also reported distress after learning two of her own convicted abusers are scheduled for early release.
