article_snippet: In one case a parent making a complaint was told a parent making a complaint daughter was 'hanging out with a bad crowd'.As a result of this catastrophic  dereliction of duty, information was not systematically passed to the police, and the terrified victims were left at the mercy of a gang of violent sexual predators.
article_snippet: Just as social workers failed to protect the terrified victims from the rapists preying on the terrified victims, so the police failed for years to grasp the nettle and launch a serious investigation.
article_snippet: Police also failed to demand proper bail restrictions on the attackers.
article_snippet: Even after the trial, Police refused to acknowledge the racial element of the crimes, saying it was wrong to get 'hung up on race and ethnicity issues'.
highlights_snippet: Police failed to properly investigate the abuse and support the victims .
  