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Girl a
by Girl a.
A heartbreaking read of true events, in May 2012 nine men were convicted of sex trafficking and other offences including rape, trafficking girls for sex and conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with a child.
This is the story of one of those girls.
Only known as Girl A in the news, this is the harrowing story of a young girl that were groomed, raped and then ultimately sold for sex, all under the eyes of the police, social workers and her parents.
The men involved were all of Indian/Pakistani descent, and occurred within their community, however this is not a book about race, this is something that happened and is still happening to young girls.
Girl A or Hannah for the purpose of the story was from a well off family who fell onto bad times, her father lost the business he had,and they had to downsize their house and move to a different area.
This is where she met Emma.
After finding new friends "Hannah" used to go to the local kebab shop with Emma, there they were given free kebabs, chips and drinks, this soon led to Vodka.
Only being 14, this was the best thing ever, her parents didn't know, and the owners of the kebab shop gave her and her friends everything she wanted, they even picked her off and dropped her off, as the friend of the shop also had friends that ran a taxi company, all of this was done for free, they never asked for any money, or anything in return......until they did!
Hannah is then drawn into a spiral of harrowing and horrifying despair, and when she finds the courage to speak up, she is let down by the very authorities that are supposed to be there to protect her!
I can't tell you how angry I was reading this book, these poor girls were failed time and time again by the authorities, and the one lady that knew what was going on and told the police time and time again was brushed aside, even Social Services who KNEW what was happening in that area, brushed it aside and said that it was a "lifestyle choice" by the girls!! 14 YEAR OLD GIRLS!!!!
This is not a lifestyle choice, this is RAPE!! These men were all 40-50 years old!
This book was heartbreaking, and I really hope that "Hannah" is now happy and living a normal and happy life, she is one brave lady to tell her story.
This is the story of one of those girls.
Only known as Girl A in the news, this is the harrowing story of a young girl that were groomed, raped and then ultimately sold for sex, all under the eyes of the police, social workers and her parents.
The men involved were all of Indian/Pakistani descent, and occurred within their community, however this is not a book about race, this is something that happened and is still happening to young girls.
Girl A or Hannah for the purpose of the story was from a well off family who fell onto bad times, her father lost the business he had,and they had to downsize their house and move to a different area.
This is where she met Emma.
After finding new friends "Hannah" used to go to the local kebab shop with Emma, there they were given free kebabs, chips and drinks, this soon led to Vodka.
Only being 14, this was the best thing ever, her parents didn't know, and the owners of the kebab shop gave her and her friends everything she wanted, they even picked her off and dropped her off, as the friend of the shop also had friends that ran a taxi company, all of this was done for free, they never asked for any money, or anything in return......until they did!
Hannah is then drawn into a spiral of harrowing and horrifying despair, and when she finds the courage to speak up, she is let down by the very authorities that are supposed to be there to protect her!
I can't tell you how angry I was reading this book, these poor girls were failed time and time again by the authorities, and the one lady that knew what was going on and told the police time and time again was brushed aside, even Social Services who KNEW what was happening in that area, brushed it aside and said that it was a "lifestyle choice" by the girls!! 14 YEAR OLD GIRLS!!!!
This is not a lifestyle choice, this is RAPE!! These men were all 40-50 years old!
This book was heartbreaking, and I really hope that "Hannah" is now happy and living a normal and happy life, she is one brave lady to tell her story.