0 Have your say They are the people who have given their time and energy to make a difference in our cities and communities in 2018. We are recognising those whose efforts have shone throughout the year as we celebrate our county’s inspirational people.Sammy Woodhouse: Campaigning to change the lawCampaigner Sammy Woodhouse is a busy woman.When we speak, she is in the middle of writing letters to all 650 MPs urging them to help her change the law.The survivor of the Rotherham sex abuse scandal hit the headlines when she revealed that her local council had offered to help Arshid Hussain, the man who raped and impregnated her at 15, to seek access to her son. At the time, she says, she had been in “complete shock”.“When I testified against him, he got sentenced to 35 years for not just what he did to me but to other people. “I thought, ‘That’s it, I will never have to deal with him again and I can move forward’.“The fact that such an evil man could seek visitation or seek custody of my son was just horrific.”At first, Ms Woodhouse tried to raise her concerns privately with Ministers and officials, but says… Read full this story
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