This assault was played out in court as part of Operation Sanctuary, a Police Investigation finally lifting the lid on the actions of a Grooming Gang. It exposed how, over many years, a group of asian men from the west end of newcastle had been abusing vulnerable young women and girls. Throughout much of this programme were reconstructing real life events. Sarah was 19, extremely vulnerable and unable to look after herself. Along with other at risk teenagers, she was regularly abused by older men. These are sarahs words, spoken by an actor. They just sit there and have a couple of drinks, have a couple of puffs of cannabis, get up and dance and they try and get into the bedroom by grabbing us like around the belly, and when you do that against the door, no, they still try and drag you though to the bedroom. Basically, they think that, like with them having a load of money and theyre married and theyve got kids and all of that, that they can go for younger. Like our age, and have sex wi