Four women have waived their anonymity to speak publicly about their experiences of being targeted and sexually exploited by drug gangs as teenagers. Their accounts are featured in the BBC documentary, 'Britain's Forgotten Girls'.
The women describe being manipulated into abusive relationships by boys and older men connected to drug gangs. They report being repeatedly sexually exploited.
All four believe that authorities did not take their allegations seriously and failed to protect them. Front-line social workers and experts suggest that the sexual and criminal exploitation of girls by drug gangs has often been overshadowed in public discussion by the focus on sexual grooming gangs.