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Shaun Wright resigns over Rotherham child abuse scandal
BBC News ^ | 19th September 2014 | BBC News

Posted on 09/19/2014 10:44:49 AM PDT by the scotsman

'South Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner Shaun Wright has resigned over the Rotherham child abuse scandal.

Mr Wright faced repeated calls to step down in the wake of a report which found at least 1,400 children were abused in the town from 1997 to 2013.

He was the head of children's services in Rotherham between 2005 and 2010.

Mr Wright said he was stepping down to ensure the "important issues" outlined in the report could be discussed and considered "without distraction".'

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: rotherham

1 posted on 09/19/2014 10:44:49 AM PDT by the scotsman
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To: the scotsman

Did the Yorkshire Police arrest some abused women after Wright resigned in order to prove they’re being even-handed.


2 posted on 09/19/2014 10:47:12 AM PDT by vbmoneyspender
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Maxine Waters probably disapproves of this resignation.


3 posted on 09/19/2014 10:54:03 AM PDT by samtheman
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Mr Wright said he was stepping down to ensure the “important issues” outlined in the report could be discussed and considered “without distraction”.’
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yeah and not because this evil PC jerk allowed savage evil to happen to hundreds of innocent children on his watch...

are no adults with authority going to take responsibility for wholesale child abuse ???

the lot should be fired and go to prison...


4 posted on 09/19/2014 11:18:57 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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You mean until now he still had the job?????? Perfect proof how hard it is to fire anyone in the public sector.


5 posted on 09/19/2014 11:42:46 AM PDT by bigdaddy45
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You mean until now he still had the job??????

Apparently it's an elected office and they don't have a mechanism, such as a recall election, to get rid of him.

6 posted on 09/19/2014 1:21:20 PM PDT by Timocrat (Ingnorantia non excusat)
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