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Thursday, 14 June 2012
Child grooming scandals only 'tip of the iceberg', says Government minister Bookmark and Share

But he still won't mention the M word. From the Telegraph

Tim Loughton, the children's minister, said there is a "real problem in this country" with exploitation of children. The MP spoke out after a series of recent cases in which men have been jailed for grooming young girls for sex.

Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr Loughton said he has long though the grooming of children for sex is "much bigger problem than it may appear now on the radar".

"We are only seeing the tip of the iceberg now," he said. "For too long it was something of a taboo issue in this country, little spoken about, little appreciated, little acknowledged or dealt with. . . "

It isn't taboo when the authorities impose ever rigorous  checks on scoutmasters and Sunday school teachers, everyone of which the church or youth organisation has to pay for. And you need a certificate for every instance of voluntary work you undertake with children, everyone of which raises a fee. If you help with the Guides, thats one certificate, via the Girl Guide Association. If you then help with the same children at the same church in Sunday School you need a second certificate via the diocese. If you then volunteer to help with reading in the local school you need a child certificate via the Local Authority. I only have two certificates - I know a young man, a student teacher, who volunteers at his home church and at the church near where he studies who needs eight. The only taboo is mentioning when the perpetrators are motivated by the example of Mohammed with his child wife and his young slaves and his razzia raids.

Mr Loughton yesterday said the authorities must not "shy away from difficult issues around culture" when addressing the exploitation of children. He said the case raised "very troubling questions about the attitude of the perpetrators, all but one of whom were from Pakistani backgrounds, towards white girls".

But he said there were victims and exploiters from "all social and ethnic sets as well".

Posted on 06/14/2012 2:14 AM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
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