Victim of Child Prostitution Ring in Sheffield Speaks Out

May 06, 2014, 04:36 PM

Jenny's now 19. That's not her real name and we've used an actor to protect her identity. She was one of five victims befriended by 23 year old Amanda Spencer, of Rawmarsh Hill, Rotherham. She first met her when she was 13. Spencer's been jailed for 12 years for a string of offences relating to child prostitution in Sheffield between 2005 and 2011. Her youngest victim was just 11. They were vulnerable young girls in care, estranged from their family or homeless. Sheffield Safeguarding Children Board, said: "We will learn from this case. It is important to say that we are continually striving to improve, and services in Sheffield are already very different today from when this abuse took place. "Our priority at this time is to continue to work and support those affected by this case."