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| Rotherham child sex abuse: Inquiry finds 100 more potential victims | Rotherham child sex abuse: Inquiry finds 100 more potential victims |
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| The number of potential victims of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham has risen to more than 1,500, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has said. | The number of potential victims of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham has risen to more than 1,500, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has said. |
| A report published in 2014 estimated 1,400 children were abused in the South Yorkshire town between 1997 and 2013. | A report published in 2014 estimated 1,400 children were abused in the South Yorkshire town between 1997 and 2013. |
| The NCA, which is carrying out an independent inquiry, said the figure had risen to 1,510 and that at least 1,300 were female. | The NCA, which is carrying out an independent inquiry, said the figure had risen to 1,510 and that at least 1,300 were female. |
| It said it had identified 110 suspects and six trials were listed for 2018. | It said it had identified 110 suspects and six trials were listed for 2018. |
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| The inquiry, named Operation Stovewood, is being conducted at the request of South Yorkshire Police. | The inquiry, named Operation Stovewood, is being conducted at the request of South Yorkshire Police. |
| At a briefing NCA senior investigating officer, Paul Williamson, said his team was actively engaged with more than 260 victims and 144 officers were working on 34 distinct investigations. | |
| To date, four people have been convicted in relation to Operation Stovewood, the latest being former taxi driver Asghar Bostan, who was jailed for nine years after being found guilty of raping a teenage girl. | |
| The NCA said the inquiry had been complex and the team had now worked through 16 years' worth of material, covering the period between 1997 and 2013. | |
| George Mann, from the agency, said as well as the trials listed for the year, there was a lot of operational activity planned. | |
| "As our resources increase, the pace and momentum of the investigation will follow suit," he said. |