Prey: My Fight to Survive the Halifax Grooming Gang

Cassie was only thirteen when her mother died, leaving her vulnerable to sexual predators. She fell through the net of the care system and was consumed by an escalating spiral of abuse. In 2016, the largest case of child sexual exploitation ever brought to trial in the UK resulted in the conviction of 17 men, improving child safeguarding policies to prevent vulnerable children from becoming prey.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 288 pages
\n Publication date: 16 May 2019
\n Publisher: John Blake Publishing Ltd
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Cassie's life was irrevocably altered when she lost her mother to a degenerative illness at the tender age of thirteen. Left vulnerable and at risk in the Halifax area, she had been targeted by sexual predators since the age of eleven, who had been grooming her for their nefarious purposes. Trapped in a web of the care system, Cassie yearned for friendship, only to find herself ensnared in an escalating cycle of abuse. This tragic and deeply disturbing narrative vividly depicts how gangs of men were able to manipulate a child with alcohol and drugs, subjecting her to heinous acts of rape and then passing her around their associates, with no one intervening to stop the atrocities. Cassie's world was plunged into a realm of unimaginable degradation for years, until the intervention of a local policeman and a compassionate social worker proved instrumental in her escape and the rebuilding of her shattered life. In 2016, the largest case of child sexual exploitation ever brought to trial in the UK resulted in the conviction of 17 men. Since Cassie's abusers were brought to justice, child safeguarding policies have undergone significant improvements, ensuring that vulnerable children like Cassie will never fall through the cracks again and become prey to such despicable acts.

\n Weight: 212g\n
Dimension: 194 x 119 x 17 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781789460841\n \n