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BBC accused of sanitising its news coverage of Rotherham child abuse by Pakistani gangs by failing to refer to perpetrators' ethnicity
Report found 1,400 children abused between 1997 and 2013 in Rotherham
Majority of the perpetrators were Pakistani men, the report revealed
But a fear of acknowledging their ethnicity 'compounded the scandal'
Five of seven article on BBC News online do not mention Pakistani men
Ukip MEP blasts omission as 'spineless', readers outraged on Twitter
By Mia De Graaf for MailOnline
Published: 11:16, 27 August 2014 | Updated: 11:26, 27 August 2014
The BBC has enraged licence fee-payers by allegedly downplaying the role of Pakistani gangs in Rotherham's sex abuse scandal.
Yesterday's landmark report singled out Pakistani men as the main perpetrators in the sexual exploitation of at least 1,400 children over 16 years - and warned a fear of acknowledging their race compounded the scandal.
But today, five of BBC News Online's seven articles on the report made no reference to Pakistani men.

'Sanitised': The BBC's website has been accused of downplaying the role of Pakistanis in Rotherham's abuse scandal. Yesterday's report singled out Pakistanis as the main perpetrators and warned of a fear of racism
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