Less memeing in the title for this one.

Rochdale Grooming Gang Ringleader Set for Release Despite Deportation Block Last updated

The fact he survived for 22 years INSIDE gives away certain groups within groups avoid unfortunate circumstances.

Shabir Ahmed, 73, led the notorious 2012 Rochdale grooming gang that targeted girls as young as 13 with alcohol, drugs, and abuse. After serving 22 years, he releases on July 2 into 24-hour monitored housing outside Rochdale, facing lifelong restrictions like sex offender registration, tagging, curfews, and no contact with children. A 1971 legal loophole protects pre-1973 arrivals from deportation even after losing citizenship, with Pakistan refusing him, prompting Rochdale MP Paul Waugh to demand law changes. The Home Office stresses strict oversight and immediate jail for breaches, while public anger highlights past failures by police and councils.

head set for release

Not in the way many want, however.