Undefeated

Aged 12, Sam Walker-Roberts was groomed online by a teacher who sexually assaulted and raped her. Weeks later, she fell into the clutches of a paedophile ring and was raped repeatedly by a gang, only one of whom faced justice. Devastated at failures in the judicial system, Sam launched: 'You have not defeated me', a campaign which demanded more support and understanding for grooming victims. In 2012, Sam worked with Keith Vaz on a government inquiry into localised grooming. In 2014, she returned to the street where she was gang-raped and interviewed local residents, gathering evidence that other children had been exploited at the same address. Working with MPs, she set up fake profiles online, showing how easily targeted children are. Sam has battled back from unimaginable tragedy to fight for change. She has found peace converting to Islam and is determined to remove race labels from the grooming debate.