article_snippet: A probe into how police handled child sexual exploitation in Rotherham is looking into allegations against 42 officers after complaints were sent to the force watchdog.
article_snippet: Independent Police Complaints Commission was already examining allegations against ten officers involved in the investigation into one of the country's most prolific child abuse rings.
article_snippet: But today Independent Police Complaints Commission said Independent Police Complaints Commission had received 30 new complaints containing 100 allegations about 42 officers involved in the investigation into one of the country's most prolific child abuse rings.
article_snippet: Independent Police Complaints Commission is examining 100 allegations made against 42 officers from South Yorkshire Police who investigated child sex abuse in Rotherham (file image)
article_snippet: 30 new complaints containing 100 allegations about 42 officers involved in the Rotherham investigation came in the wake of the Jay Report, which described how 1,400 children, mainly girls, were routinely raped, trafficked and groomed in South Yorkshire between 1997 and 2013 .
article_snippet: 30 new complaints containing 100 allegations about 42 officers involved in the Rotherham investigation said in a statement: '30 new complaints containing 100 allegations about 42 officers involved in the Rotherham investigation contain more than 100 allegations against 42 named police officers, both retired and serving, as well as a number of allegations against officers whose identities are currently unknown.'
article_snippet: 30 new complaints containing 100 allegations about 42 officers involved in the Rotherham investigation followed on from the Jay Report, which described how at least 1,400 children were raped, trafficked and groomed in the South Yorkshire town between 1997 and 2013.
article_snippet: a statement said: 'Work to establish the identity of officers whose identities are currently unknown and to identify any links between the different complaints and incidents is ongoing. '100 allegations about 42 officers involved in the Rotherham investigation range from neglect of duty by failing to adequately investigate on the basis of intelligence or to deal with incidents appropriately, inappropriate comments and suggestions of corrupt relationships between police officers and offenders.'
article_snippet: Independent Police Complaints Commission said Independent Police Complaints Commission was also investigating an allegation that South Yorkshire Police failed to act on information passed to South Yorkshire Police in 2004 and 2006 about alleged child abuse in nearby Sheffield.
article_snippet: This complaint relates to two named police officers who are now retired from the police service, a statement said.
article_snippet: Police and senior council officers were accused of failing to tackle the problem for fear of being seen as racist, and of ignoring or doubting the victim's accounts.
article_snippet: After more revelations about the scale of exploitation in neighbouring Sheffield, the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Alan Billings, last month called for a wide-ranging inspection of his force, along the lines of Ms Casey's review of Rotherham Council's actions.
highlights_snippet: Independent Police Complaints Commission was investigating ten officers .
  
highlights_snippet: Probe has now been expanded after 30 new complaints were received .
  
highlights_snippet: Complaints contain 100 allegations against 42 named police officers .
  