Yvette Cooper has revealed more than 800 rape gang cases were uncovered in Baroness Casey's "damning" review.

The Home Secretary admitted that the number could rise above 1,000, adding: "Children as young as ten plied with drugs and alcohol, brutally raped by gangs of men [had been] disgracefully let down again and again by the authorities who were meant to protect them and keep them safe."

She also said: "At its heart she identifies a deep-rooted failure to treat children as children.

"A continued failure to protect children and teenage girls from rape, from exploitation, and serious violence."

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The Home Secretary revealed more than 800 rape gang cases were uncovered in Baroness Casey's review{ai:summary}<p>Yvette Cooper disclosed that over 800 cases of rape gangs were identified in Baroness Casey's review, with the possibility of the number exceeding 1,000. She emphasized the systemic failures in protecting vulnerable children, some as young as ten, from exploitation and violence.</p><p>The Home Secretary criticized authorities for repeatedly failing to safeguard these children, highlighting a significant neglect in treating them appropriately. #society</p>

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