Rotherham grooming gangs: National Crime Agency investigating more than 420 suspects in ‘unprecedented’ operation
Total revealed after seven men convicted of offences including rape and false imprisonment
Investigators are working to trace a total of 426 grooming gang members who abused an estimated 1,500 victims in Rotherham.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into sexual exploitation between 1997 and 2013 has so far resulted in 13 convictions, as prosecutions continue.
The operation, codenamed Stovewood, could cost £90m if the government continues its current funding until 2024.