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   Most child sex groomers are white, says government report   
      
   A Home Office report has dealt a huge blow to the right-wing narrative of   
   “Asian grooming gangs” by confirming that most child sex offenders are white   
   and there is no reliable evidence to confirm that Asians are over-   
   represented.   
      
   The government initially refused to release the report because they said it   
   was not in the public interest, but they relented after a public petition   
   forced their hand.   
      
   High-profile cases, including in Rotherham, Rochdale and Telford, have   
   involved groups of men of mainly Pakistani ethnicity, fuelling a perception   
   that it is an “Asian problem.”   
      
   As a result “Asian grooming gangs” have become a cause celebre for the far-   
   right, with a number of high-profile figures mounting campaigns across the   
   country.   
      
   But the government report, released yesterday, says that:   
      
       CSE offenders are most commonly white. Some studies suggest an over-   
   representation of Black and Asian offenders relative to the demographics of   
   national populations. However, it is not possible to conclude that this is   
   representative of all group-based CSE offending due to issues such as data   
   quality problems, the way the samples were selected in studies, and the   
   potential for bias and inaccuracies in the way that ethnicity data is   
   collected.   
       The characteristics of offenders in group-based CSE include that they are   
   predominantly, but not exclusively, male and are often older than sexual   
   offenders in street gangs, but younger than lone child sexual offenders. In   
   many cases, offenders are under the age of thirty, but in some cases they are   
   much older.   
       A number of high-profile cases – including the offending in Rotherham and   
   convictions in Telford – have mainly involved men of Pakistani ethnicity.   
   Beyond specific high-profile cases, the academic literature highlights   
   significant limitations to what can be said about links between ethnicity and   
   this form of offending.   
       Police forces have found that offender groups come from diverse   
   backgrounds, with each group being broadly ethnically homogenous. However,   
   there are cases where offenders within groups come from different   
   backgrounds.   
      
   Commenting on the report Home Secretary Priti Patel said: “Some studies have   
   indicated an over-representation of Asian and Black offenders. However, it is   
   difficult to draw conclusions about the ethnicity of offenders as existing   
   research is limited and data collection is poor.   
      
   “This is disappointing because community and cultural factors are clearly   
   relevant to understanding and tackling offending. Therefore, a commitment to   
   improve the collection and analysis of data on group-based child sexual   
   exploitation, including in relation to characteristics of offenders such as   
   ethnicity and other factors, will be included in the forthcoming Tackling   
   Child Sexual Abuse Strategy.”   
      
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