{"id":301774,"date":"2025-12-04T21:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T21:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/we-didnt-get-any-answers-father-of-epping-sexual-assault-victim-meets-david-lammy\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T21:00:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T21:00:25","slug":"we-didnt-get-any-answers-father-of-epping-sexual-assault-victim-meets-david-lammy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/we-didnt-get-any-answers-father-of-epping-sexual-assault-victim-meets-david-lammy\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;We didn&#8217;t get any answers&#8217;: Father of Epping sexual assault victim meets David Lammy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/_Qe91LmEBG0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'We didn't get any answers': Father of Epping sexual assault victim meets David Lammy\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_Qe91LmEBG0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The father of a 14-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by an asylum seeker in Essex said he has received an apology from David Lammy \u2014 but is still looking for answers.<\/p>\n<p>After weeks of waiting, the father finally met with the deputy PM on Thursday, telling ITV News he hoped it would bring him &quot;some closure.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I thought today would&#8217;ve given me some sort of closure and a bit of a clearer mind,&quot; he said. &quot;But if I&#8217;m honest, it hasn&#8217;t. 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