{"id":311814,"date":"2026-01-22T21:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T21:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-hidden-network-of-grooming-gangs-still-at-large-adam-wren\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T21:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T21:00:31","slug":"the-hidden-network-of-grooming-gangs-still-at-large-adam-wren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-hidden-network-of-grooming-gangs-still-at-large-adam-wren\/","title":{"rendered":"The hidden network of grooming gangs still at large | Adam Wren"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/Rhr2pcEka_8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The hidden network of grooming gangs still at large | Adam Wren\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rhr2pcEka_8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The grooming gang scandal was never resolved \u2014 it was buried.<\/p>\n<p>Journalist Adam Wren joins GB News\u2019 Steven Edginton to explain why grooming gangs are still operating across Britain, how organised crime networks traffic and control vulnerable girls, and why victims face almost insurmountable barriers to justice.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing on newly obtained court transcripts, Wren reveals the scale of institutional failure across policing, social services, and the media \u2014 and why much of the truth has never been made public. 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