Two former staff members lost their appeals against their convictions. Their legal team argued that some of their actions did not amount to ill treatment.

On Friday 13 September, Waleed Ali (42) was found guilty within hours of jurors beginning their deliberations in a trial at Sheffield Crown Court. He was sentenced immediately to 5 years in prison.

Further perpetrators of sexual abuse and exploitation of teenage girls in Rotherham have been dealt with by the courts. 

Switalskis has recently reached a £30,000 out-of-court settlement for a client who was sexually abused by a Scout leader in 2013.

David Saynor, who used his limousine company to groom and sexually abuse teenage girls in Rotherham, was sentenced to 24 years in prison on Friday 16 August, following an investigation by the National Crime Agency.

Long running BBC soap, EastEnders has tackled some difficult subjects, including sexual exploitation.

A man has been found guilty of indecently assaulting a child back in 2003, demonstrating that those who commit serious sexual offences will still be prosecuted many years later.