Rotherham child sex abuse survivor Sammy Woodhouse bravely speaks of ‘monster’ gang ringleader who groomed her from 14
A ROTHERHAM child sex abuse survivor has told how a "monster" gang ringleader groomed her from the age of 14.
Sammy Woodhouse, now 35, was subjected to horrendous sexual abuse by Arshid 'Ash' Hussain and fell pregnant with his child aged 15.
Sammy was the victim of rape, assaults and coercion, with Hussain threatening to kill her family.
And in 1999, at the age of 15, she fell pregnant with the 25-year-old's baby.
Sammy escaped her abuser when he was sent to prison in 2001 for a violent offence.
But she was instrumental in exposing the paedophile gang years later.
She was 16 when she first went to the police to tell them about Hussain but her claims fell on deaf ears.
It was only in 2012 that she plucked up the courage to talk to the Jay Inquiry.
In February 2016, following a high profile court case into the Rotherham sex scandal, Arshid Hussain, 41, was jailed for 35 years for 23 offences, which included rape and indecent assault.
Among his nine victims was an 11-year-old girl.
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His brothers Basharat and Bannaras were also put behind bars for offences including rape and indecent assault.
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