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Fact check: Did an 11 year old british girl get arrested after being raped and the perpetrators didn't get arrested?

Checked on January 3, 2025

1. Summary of the results

Based on the available analyses, there is no evidence of an 11-year-old British girl being arrested after being raped. Instead, the sources reveal several distinct cases:

  • A police sting operation where no actual child was harmed and the perpetrator was arrested [1]
  • A Rotherham case involving seven men who were found guilty of abusing multiple young girls aged 11-16 [2]
  • A specific case involving Ziad Taibi [3] who pleaded guilty to raping an 11-year-old girl in Barnsley [4] [5]

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

The analyses reveal important additional context:

  • There are documented cases of adult women being arrested after reporting rape while their alleged perpetrators weren't arrested, specifically involving Greater Manchester Police [6]
  • The legal system has shown capability to prosecute perpetrators, as evidenced by:
  • The successful conviction in the Rotherham case [2]
  • Taibi's arrest and remand in custody [5]
  • A perpetrator receiving an 8-year sentence in the sting operation case [1]

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The original statement appears to be a conflation of different cases:

  • It combines elements from real cases involving adult women being arrested after reporting rape [6] with cases involving 11-year-old victims where the perpetrators were actually arrested and prosecuted [4] [5]
  • This type of misinformation could benefit groups seeking to:
  • Undermine public trust in law enforcement
  • Discourage rape victims from reporting crimes
  • Generate social media engagement through inflammatory claims

The reality shows a more complex picture where law enforcement has both successes (successful prosecutions) and failures (improper handling of adult victims' cases) in dealing with sexual assault cases.

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