MPs who fail to protect rape gang victims told they may face PROSECUTION as Maggie Oliver delivers huge update on brave bid to deliver justice: ‘It’s the only way’

Oliver told GB News that her campaign is "bringing together barristers and lawyers to gather evidence to ensure action is taken".

She believes this approach is "the only way" to deliver justice for thousands of young girls who suffered abuse at the hands of gangs.

The campaigner is determined to hold those in power accountable for what she describes as "corruption and cover-ups to an industrial scale".

Oliver's campaign stems from her 16 years of experience as a police officer, where she witnessed what she believed to be widespread failings in protecting vulnerable children.

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"I saw what I believed to have been corruption and cover-ups to an industrial scale," she explained.

When she resigned from the police, Oliver established three clear aims.

Firstly, to help every victim and survivor of abuse.

Secondly, to hold those who failed to protect children legally accountable.

And thirdly, to bring about systemic change to prevent future generations from suffering similar neglect.

"I have seen repeated cover-ups. The evidence is there to show there was gross criminal neglect," Oliver stated.

The campaign comes as the government faces criticism over its approach to tackling grooming gangs.

Last week, the Home Office diverted a £5 million fund initially earmarked for five local inquiries into grooming gangs to other projects such as victims' panels.

This decision prompted former Equalities Commission chief Sir Trevor Phillips to accuse ministers of being "utterly shameful" for watering down investigations.

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy denied these claims, saying: "We are listening to victims and authorities around the country about the need to give them the right tools to tackle it."

Meanwhile, it emerged that members of a Rotherham grooming gang received £611,204 in legal aid.

Seven men were jailed for a combined 101 years in 2018 for abusing teenage girls.

Oliver believes that without personal accountability, justice cannot be achieved for victims of child exploitation.

"I know from my 15-20 years of experience that evidence exists to suggest those at the top of these institutions covered this up," she told GB News.

She expressed frustration at having taken evidence to numerous institutions without result.

"Nobody wants to do anything. The country knows there has been a cover-up," Oliver said.

The campaigner acknowledged that private prosecutions may be necessary, adding: "I can't pay for private prosecutions, that is probably what it will need."

"Repeated governments do not wish to open this can of worms," she stated.

Oliver highlighted a specific example of institutional failure in Operation Augusta from 2005, where 95 paedophiles were identified and named.

"It turned out 70 children were abandoned and Greater Manchester Police knowingly closed down that investigation," she revealed.

This case exemplifies what Oliver describes as "criminal neglect" by authorities.

The scale of child exploitation remains significant, with the NSPCC reporting that police forces recorded more than 7,000 online grooming crimes in 2023/24.

This represents an 89 per cent increase since 2017/18.

"The authorities know they are guilty of criminal neglect. I do not believe the state will take action, so it is left to people like me to do it," Oliver concluded.