
In three of the areas affected by the sex abuse scandal, victims’ families and campaigners say children are still targeted, and a culture of fear endures
It’s just past 3pm in Rotherham town centre when groups of teenagers make the short walk from Rotherham sixth-form college to the bus station interchange. Some huddle inside, laughing together at videos on their phones. Others linger outside, waiting to meet friends and boyfriends. It’s a standard scene in any town on a midweek afternoon. But for some people in the town, teenagers congregating there is causing concern.
