6,000 young girls 'at any one time are at risk of rape by gangs'

Gangs are sexually abusing and raping thousands of young girls every year, it emerged last night.

Up to 6,000 may be victims at any one time, according to the expert in charge of a major inquiry.


Sue Berelowitz, the deputy Children’s Commissioner for England, said victims are often ‘kidnapped, held at gunpoint and threatened with gang rape’.


She is leading a major, two-year investigation into the problem of street gangs and their attacks on young women.        Read More