The British government on Wednesday severely criticized legislators in
the northern English town of Rotherham for a culture of “complete
denial” that led to a long-running ring involving the sexual abuse of up to 1,400 children from 1997 to 2013.
A report into the scandal
by a senior official at Britain’s Department for Communities and Local
Government found a deep-rooted culture of cover-ups and bullying, and
grounds for possible criminal indictments.