'I tried to pretend it wasn't real': Victim of grooming gang alleges police officer was among abusers

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Leona Whitworth was groomed and abused by a gang of paedophiles in Sheffield 10 years ago. She alleges a police officer was one of her abusers. Read more:

"I genuinely thought I loved her," said Leona."She understood everything I said, and she listened, and she said she loved and cared about me. I thought she cared about me."

She said:"The thing was not 'what have you been doing?' It was, 'what do you think you're doing?' My answer was always, 'I don't know. I'm sorry.' Responding to Leona's claims, South Yorkshire Police Chief Constable Lauren Poultney said:"What happened to Leona at the hands of her abusers is simply unforgivable, and I am extremely concerned to hear today that the trauma she faced may have involved an officer who was serving with the force.

"If you feel more comfortable speaking to a third party, you can go to Crimestoppers or even the National Crime Agency's Operation Stovewood, which is dedicated to the investigation of child sexual exploitation offences in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013.

 

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