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| Rotherham abuse: PCC Shaun Wright faces calls to resign | Rotherham abuse: PCC Shaun Wright faces calls to resign |
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| South Yorkshire police commissioner Shaun Wright has faced angry calls from members of the public to quit over the Rotherham child abuse scandal. | South Yorkshire police commissioner Shaun Wright has faced angry calls from members of the public to quit over the Rotherham child abuse scandal. |
| Mr Wright was heckled as he appeared before South Yorkshire's Police and Crime Panel for the first time since a report revealed 1,400 children were abused in Rotherham from 1997-2013. | Mr Wright was heckled as he appeared before South Yorkshire's Police and Crime Panel for the first time since a report revealed 1,400 children were abused in Rotherham from 1997-2013. |
| Among those to call for his resignation were two victims of child sexual abuse. | Among those to call for his resignation were two victims of child sexual abuse. |
| Mr Wright said he would not resign from the position he took up in 2012. | Mr Wright said he would not resign from the position he took up in 2012. |
| Mr Wright, who was elected as the county's police and crime commissioner in 2012, was in charge of children's services in Rotherham from 2005 to 2010. | Mr Wright, who was elected as the county's police and crime commissioner in 2012, was in charge of children's services in Rotherham from 2005 to 2010. |
| 'You were a disgrace' | 'You were a disgrace' |
| One woman, who said she had been abused as a child said: "I've had to live with this for 12 years and what have you done? | One woman, who said she had been abused as a child said: "I've had to live with this for 12 years and what have you done? |
| "You've still got your job. You should stand down." | "You've still got your job. You should stand down." |
| Another member of the public asked: "Does anybody in this room still have confidence in Shaun Wright apart from Mr Wright?" | Another member of the public asked: "Does anybody in this room still have confidence in Shaun Wright apart from Mr Wright?" |
| A third person said his 12-year-old granddaughter was arrested for being drunk and disorderly by police officers who let her four adult abusers go free. | A third person said his 12-year-old granddaughter was arrested for being drunk and disorderly by police officers who let her four adult abusers go free. |
| The man said: "You were a disgrace, mate. If I had a gun I would shoot you." | The man said: "You were a disgrace, mate. If I had a gun I would shoot you." |
| Mr Wright responded, saying: "Clearly, if that took place, it's an absolute disgrace." | Mr Wright responded, saying: "Clearly, if that took place, it's an absolute disgrace." |
| Responding to calls for him to stand down Mr Wright said: "I've always acted in the best interests of young people and I've always addressed the inadequacies within South Yorkshire Police since I took up the role as Police and Crime Commissioner. | Responding to calls for him to stand down Mr Wright said: "I've always acted in the best interests of young people and I've always addressed the inadequacies within South Yorkshire Police since I took up the role as Police and Crime Commissioner. |
| "I've already set a plan in place over the last two years to address this and significant improvements have been made and I wish to continue to see that programme through over the coming months. | |
| "I have huge regrets that I was not more aware of the sheer scale of the issue and I reiterate my apology for any part I played in the systematic failings." | "I have huge regrets that I was not more aware of the sheer scale of the issue and I reiterate my apology for any part I played in the systematic failings." |
| He later told panel chair Harry Harpham: "Stepping aside would have been, to my mind, the easiest way to deal with this. | |
| "I'm prepared to take the criticism, be held to account - as I have been in many forums in the last two weeks - and the only way to tackle the issue is to focus on what's been put forward in the [Professor Alexis] Jay Report. | |
| "My record as police and crime commissioner in tackling child sexual exploitation speaks for itself and I genuinely believe that my continuation in the role is in the best interests of past, present and potential future victims of this heinous crime." |