Police waiting five months to analyze suspected paedophiles’ computers – report

‘Child sex offenses reported in Greater Manchester have increased fourfold in three years, a new study says. The workload for police is reportedly so large they are facing a backlog of up to five months to analyze computers linked to suspected pedophiles.
The report, ‘Real Voices, Are They Being Heard?’, presented by Labour MP Ann Coffey, assesses improvements in protecting young people after nine men were jailed in 2012 for running a child sex exploitation ring in Greater Manchester.
The report widely praised Greater Manchester Police (GMP) and said “cultural changes” and “better training and awareness” had led to “significant increases” in reporting offenses, identifying offenders and intelligence tip-offs.’
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