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A retired Lancashire detective has backed Jack Straw for speaking out over the sexual exploitation of young white girls by men of Pakistani origin.
Blackburn Labour MP Mr Straw suggested some white girls were seen as easy targets for sexual grooming.
Former Det Supt Mick Gradwell said it was an issue that had been clear for many years and needed to be addressed.
He said investigations into the sexual exploitation of children had suffered because of political sensitivity.