https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15907977/Victim-Bradford-child-sex-grooming-gang-blasts-Starmer-abusers-prepare-early-release-jail-Labours-soft-justice-masterplan.html
A victim of a child sex grooming gang has blasted Sir Keir Starmer as her abusers prepare for early release from jail under Labour’s ‘soft justice’ masterplan. Fiona Goddard, who has waived her right to anonymity, said her ‘mental health crashed’ when she learned the convicted men were being lined up for early release. Miss Goddard was 14 and living in a children's home in Bradford when the grooming and abuse began during the late 2000s. In a video posted to her account on X, formerly Twitter, she said she had been notified by officials that three members of the gang are due to be freed early from jail in the coming months, with two more following next year.
In all, nine men from Bradford and Dewsbury, West Yorks, were jailed in February 2019 for their roles in abusing Ms Goddard and another girl. The releases could come even earlier, Miss Goddard said, as she had been told they may be eligible after serving just one third of their sentence rather than half. Ms Goddard said in the video: ‘It's astounding that this is allowed to happen, and that people can get such lenient sentences for the most atrocious sexual violence.
A victim of a child sex grooming gang has blasted Sir Keir Starmer as her abusers prepare for early release from jail under Labour’s ‘soft justice’ masterplan. Fiona Goddard, who has waived her right to anonymity, said her ‘mental health crashed’ when she learned the convicted men were being lined up for early release. Miss Goddard was 14 and living in a children's home in Bradford when the grooming and abuse began during the late 2000s. In a video posted to her account on X, formerly Twitter, she said she had been notified by officials that three members of the gang are due to be freed early from jail in the coming months, with two more following next year.
In all, nine men from Bradford and Dewsbury, West Yorks, were jailed in February 2019 for their roles in abusing Ms Goddard and another girl. The releases could come even earlier, Miss Goddard said, as she had been told they may be eligible after serving just one third of their sentence rather than half. Ms Goddard said in the video: ‘It's astounding that this is allowed to happen, and that people can get such lenient sentences for the most atrocious sexual violence.