The Isle of Wight has been named as a local authority district where rape gangs are known to have operated, as revealed in an official politician-backed ‘Rape Gang Inquiry Report’.
The 219-page report, which was published yesterday (Tuesday), details decades of organised child sexual exploitation across the United Kingdom and heavily criticises the “institutional reluctance” of authorities to confront the crisis.
In total, 149 local authority districts, including the Isle of Wight, were identified within the report as known areas where rape gangs have operated.
The independent report was spearheaded by Great Yarmouth MP and leader of Restore Britain, Rupert Lowe, and was crowfunded by over 20,000 members of the public through a campaign titled ‘The Rape Gang Inquiry’ .
So far, a total of £792,815 has been raised towards the independent research, which included the mobilisation of a qualified panel to oversee the inquiry and the creation of a legal advisory team to support the panel throughout the inquiry.
