race was "coincidental"

The judge in the case said the race of the victims and their abusers was "coincidental".

But Mr Straw told the BBC there was a "specific problem" in some areas and called on the Pakistani community to be "more open" about the abuse.

He said: "These young men are in a western society, in any event, they act like any other young men, they're fizzing and popping with testosterone, they want some outlet for that, but Pakistani heritage girls are off-limits and they are expected to marry a Pakistani girl from Pakistan, typically.

"So they then seek other avenues and they see these young women, white girls who are vulnerable, some of them in care... who they think are easy meat."

Mr Straw's comments have been criticised by a number of commentators, including fellow Labour MP and chairman of the Home Affairs Select committee Keith Vaz, who called them "pretty dangerous". - Specialist unit investigates grooming of teenage girls

вот тут бы я лично с удовольствием кое-кому яйца поотрывал. уж Keith Vaz точно бы легко не отделался. не говоря уже о... выделено мной везде, ясный пень.