Whistleblower ‘terrified’ as Rochdale grooming gang leader released

Exclusive: Sara Rowbotham voices fears due to ‘weak’ probation service as local politicians ‘collectively chilled’ by prospectThe release of the Rochdale grooming gang leader is “really scary” for women and girls because of failings in a “weak” probation service, a whistleblower who exposed the paedophile ring has said, as politicians were “collectively chilled” by his impending freedom.Sara Rowbotham, a former council worker whose team gathered evidence that led to the imprisonment of Shabir Ahmed and eight other men in Rochdale, said she was “terrified” by the prospect of meeting him in the street. Continue reading...