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Groomed by a Gang

By: Ann Cusack - contributor, Christina O'Connor
Narrated by: Laura Brydon
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Christina O'Connor is the main prosecution witness from the Huddersfield Grooming scandal. In 2017, 11 men were convicted of a staggering 43 offences against her, including 22 counts of rape.

In this memoir, Christina will describe how, from being a happy child with a loving family, she fell into the clutches of a grooming gang whose abuse of children earned them a total of 221 years in prison. Christina's helpless parents tried desperately to save their 13-year-old daughter as she began playing truant, and was lured into sexual activities with complete strangers, in exchange for pizza, vodka and cannabis.

After five years of almost daily rape, Christina committed robberies under duress from the grooming gang and was jailed. She made a complaint to police about the abuse, but no action was taken.

She sees the prison term as her salvation; from this moment she turned her life around. Two years after her release, her police statement was found at the back of a filing cabinet, and Operation Tendersea, the investigation into the grooming gang was launched.

This is the first time Christina has spoken out. She has waived her right to anonymity and wants the world to hear her voice

©2023 Christina O'Connor and Ann Cusack (P)2023 W. F. Howes Ltd Abuse Adventurers, Explorers & Survival Child Abuse Dysfunctional Families Dysfunctional Relationships Parenting & Families Relationships Emotionally Gripping Inspiring Heartfelt Thought-Provoking
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Truly such a terrible experience each of these children suffered. Listening is witnessing and I can only honour the author by listening. Thankyou for your courage and willingness to share this with the world.

Well narrated and such honesty.

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Very upsetting but very true and honest account. Would recommend listening to educate yourself on the horrors that are present to our young children

The sincerity and honesty

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such a heartbreaking book some parts were hard to listen too but such an important book!! I just wanted to reach into the book and give Christina the biggest hug these grooming gangs are evil monsters!

Brilliant

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All the people with blinkers on that say this type of thing doesn’t happen need to listen to this heartbreaking story of what these girls go through

Heartbreaking

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This story was gripping! It is absolutely disgusting how she was let down by people in authority. Years later she is still haunted by her past experiences on a daily basis. How this strong woman has survived her traumatic childhood is is astonishing beyond belief. I cannot even to begin to imagine what she was and still is going through. A truly remarkable young woman.

Heart wrenching account of a young girl who was abused by a gang.

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