Professor Alexis Jay, the author of the Rotherham sex abuse report, is
determined that the young victims should be heard
To begin with, the task in hand was straightforward, businesslike, almost
formulaic. Professor Alexis Jay had investigated complex cases of child
sexual exploitation before. She knew the form. When Rotherham council called
her in to conduct an inquiry into its own troubling record, she had a clear
idea of how to “come at” it. Minutes, notes, background reading… the
necessary apparatus of research was set in motion.
young victims should be hear.