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Campaigners say some victims of child sexual exploitation remain burdened by convictions linked to their abuse. The government says reviews and appeal routes are available for affected survivors.
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00:01Women who were groomed and sexually abused as children say they are still paying the price decades later.
00:07Baroness Louise Casey says ministers have not gone far enough in removing criminal convictions given to victims who were treated
00:14as offenders instead of being protected.
00:17New laws will pardon some child prostitution offences, but campaigners argue many survivors remain affected by records linked to exploitation.
00:25The government says it will review convictions shaped by childhood sexual abuse and points people towards existing appeal routes.
00:33Survivors want wider action saying criminal records still affect work education, travel, family life and opportunities for many years after
00:42the abuse.
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