Operation has uncovered years of Sexual Exploitation of children and young women. Its a problem that authorities across the country have struggled to tackle. But inside out can reveal how the investigation here came close to collapse after Northumbria Police secretly paid a man who raped a Child Thousands of pounds to infiltrate the Grooming Gang. For the first time, we tell the whole story. Police emergency . If you try anything you tried it on with us. He tried to sleep with us. A Police Operator takes a 999 call. Theres an argument going on. Its bleep rape. Shes my girlfriend, it doesnt matter, it doesnt matter. Go home, take a taxi, yeah. Well, go on then. Whats happening . She just wants to go. Ill go then. 0k, 0k, it doesnt matter, thank you. After the call, which lasted several minutes, the handler established she was speaking to this man. The police did investigate, but took no further action against minoyee, describing his victim as drunk and abusive. But six years later, this