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flag A Romanian gang convicted in Dundee for grooming and assaulting girls as young as 16 has prompted calls for a national taskforce to tackle such abuse.

flag Scottish MSP Ash Regan has called for an urgent national taskforce to combat grooming gangs after a Romanian gang was convicted in Dundee for sexually assaulting girls as young as 16. flag Regan cited critical data gaps, noting police systems lack tools to identify group-based abuse patterns. flag Justice Secretary Angela Constance acknowledged the issue, confirmed Police Scotland is reviewing past and current cases, and pledged to address data shortcomings. flag The five Romanian nationals, including the ringleader sentenced to 20 years, were convicted after a six-week trial tied to a 2021 human trafficking investigation in Tayside, with all added to the sex offenders register indefinitely. flag Tory MSP Liam Kerr criticized the rejection of a proposed inquiry, but Constance labeled the move politically motivated.

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