Three Girls: Petition calls for award for Rochdale whistleblower Sara Rowbotham

More than 130,000 demand social worker, played by Maxine Peake in BBC1's Three Girls, be acknowledged

Sara Rowbotham
Social worker Sara Rowbotham, who revealed the Rochdale abuse
(Image credit: Rochdale borough council)

More than 130,000 people have signed a petition calling for official recognition of Rochdale sex abuse whistleblower Sara Rowbotham in the wake of a BBC drama about the case.

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