[Margaret Pilkington]

Yes, you are right.
In respect of these men of Pakistani/Bangladeshi origin though it is a cultural issue.
They are banned from sowing their wild oats with the girls from their own background, so they choose to abuse white girls....who mean nothing to them...they do not even see them as human.
Some of the men involved in this scandalous state of affairs were mature men with children of their own.
That MUST say something about them as people...it also says a lot about how authorities that should have been protecting these children(because that is what they are, despite outward physical signs that make the desirable to men) had been brainwashed into politically correct thinking, rather than common sense thinking.

As far as the Cyril Smith/Jimmy Savile/Stuart Hall/Rolf Harris stuff....that was different.
These men thought that they were above the law...and that those they abused would not be believed, because they were children.

In the Catholic Church, again it is all about sexual repression.
Priests not being allowed to marry means that it is inevitable that they will seek gratification of their urges from those who they feel will not be listened to...or can be manipulated.
That these crimes were covered up by their peers is an appalling indictment on the church.
But we also know that it goes on in political circles too...that Lords, judges, ministers and MP's have been involved in such things....and how can you expect justice for the victims when some of the judiciary are covering up for their colleagues and those in high places.

The blame does not belong with the parents, or with the children involved in this sordid crime.
The blame essentially lies with society and with some cultural groups(who know exactly what is going on, but choose to ignore it).....and how it turns a blind eye to some perpetrators, and punishes ineffectually those in the lower orders who do get caught.

These scandals will continue because the fundamental issues are never addressed.
That is like treating cancer with a headache pill.