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Rotherham: How scale of abuse shocked even the man who exposed it

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Summary
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66% Informative

Andrew Norfolk said he had 'absolutely no idea' 1,400 girls had been abused or trafficked to other cities.

His investigation for The Times had "seismic" ramifications and led to a major inquiry.

He said the outcome of the Jay Report proved the value of the "mainstream media" in exposing crime.

Mr Norfolk said he was proud of the legacy of his investigation into child sexual exploitation.

He believes authorities no longer "shy away" from tackling the problem, even if it had not been eradicated.

The government said lessons had been learned from "past mistakes" around the handling of abuse.

VR Score

75

Informative language

79

Neutral language

19

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

49

Offensive language

likely offensive

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not hateful

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Known propaganda techniques

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short-lived

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