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FMQs: Glasgow 'grooming gang' victim urges John Swinney to launch child exploitation probe

A victim of alleged grooming gangs in Glasgow has urged Scotland’s First Minister to launch a national inquiry. In a letter to John Swinney, Taylor, which is not her real name, said she was 13 and in care when she was targeted by a “Pakistani grooming gang” operating from flats in Govanhill and Rutherglen. Russell Findlay asked John Swinney during First Minister's Questions in the Scottish Parliament if he would agree to an inquiry as asked by 'Taylor'. The woman, who is now in her 20s, said she and her friends were sexually abused and exploited by at least 10 men, who had plied the children with alcohol and drugs. She said it is “clear” such abuse is still ongoing, and she called for the Government to launch a national inquiry. She wrote: “Before my 14th birthday is when I became the target of a Pakistani grooming gang operating out of flats in the Govanhill and Rutherglen areas in Glasgow. “Another girl in my unit believed that she was the girlfriend of one of them. “It started off friendly, being picked up, taken places, given things and progressed quickly into [child sexual exploitation]. “My friends and I were plied with alcohol and drugs and sexually abused by many men. “There were at least 10 Pakistani men responsible for sexually abusing and exploiting me and my friends.” Taylor said she was “deeply disappointed” with Mr Swinney and police, who she said failed to take her “complaint seriously”. She said she had contacted both directly after finding “upsetting information” within her care records. She said she had initially believed the care home, police and social services “knew nothing” about the alleged abuse she suffered “but my records say different”. Taylor said she had chosen to “make sure my voice is heard” after receiving “dismissive replies” from the First Minister and Police Scotland. Read more: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/po... Daily Record Homepage: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ Daily Record Facebook:   / thescottishdailyrecord   Daily Record Instagram:   / scottishdailyrecord   Daily Record Sport Instagram:   / dailyrecord_sport   Daily Record TikTok:   / scottishdailyrecord   Daily Record Sport TikTok:   / dailyrecord_sport   Daily Record Twitter:   / daily_record   Daily Record Newsletters: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/newslet... Join our WhatsApp communities here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages: DAILY RECORD: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/sc... RECORD SPORT RANGERS: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/f... RECORD SPORT CELTIC: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/f... You can get all the latest news, sport, showbiz and comment at DailyRecord.co.uk LIKE | COMMENT | SUBSCRIBE | SHARE #DailyRecord #Scotish Parliament #TBA