Possibly the thing about Rochdale is that it has a very active Crown Prosecution Officer (?title), himself a Muslim, who is determined that such cases will not be dropped because of some perceived failing in the victim, and resurrected this case after it had been turned down by his predecessor.

He was on the radio, either yesterday or Saturday, and he pointed out the proportions of men of different backgrounds involved in various types of grooming and exploitation. There is a far higher proportion of taxi drivers than any particular race, and it was stated that the opportunity for networking was critical.

Sunday programme

I think it's in here.

Penny