CRIMEJul 6 · 23:01 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDMark Brown North of England correspondent

UK abuse scandal ‘ignored because victims were working-class boys from north’, minister says

A UK government minister stated that abuse at Medomsley detention centre was ignored for decades because victims were working-class boys from the north. Jake Richards, the sentencing and youth justice minister, announced measures to prevent such abuse from recurring.

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