16 Facts About Margaret Oliver

Margaret Oliver was born on 23 October 1955 and is an English former Detective Constable with the Greater Manchester Police.

Margaret Oliver was again shocked by the lack of response of the police force and the lack of efforts in trying to protect the victims.

In 2005, Margaret Oliver left the force, as her husband, Norman, was dying of terminal cancer.

Margaret Oliver was told that the victims "were prostitutes making a life style choice" and that they were "bad kids" and not credible witnesses.

Margaret Oliver was disgusted by that and said that the victims were among the most vulnerable children in British society.

In 2010, Margaret Oliver received a phone call about a case breaking in Rochdale.

Margaret Oliver was asked to try to regain the trust of the girls.

Margaret Oliver started her investigation by trying to gain the trust of the family of the two sisters.

Margaret Oliver's colleagues did not tell the family that they were not using their testimonies to prosecute the perpetrators.

Margaret Oliver left the force in 2012 in disgust of the handling of the case by Greater Manchester Police and the Crown Prosecution Service.

Margaret Oliver did so with the intention of speaking out about the mishandling of the cases and of informing the public.

Margaret Oliver said that the men could have been charged with crimes, which would have carried higher sentences in the trial.

Margaret Oliver criticises the treatment of the victims by the authorities during the investigation, during the trial and after the trials.

Margaret Oliver believes that there should be a system in place to refer victims to support networks that include long-term psychological counselling and other services.

Margaret Oliver appeared in Celebrity Big Brother 21, entered on day 1 and was evicted on day 18.

Margaret Oliver founded the Maggie Margaret Oliver Foundation for the survivors of the Rochdale abuse scandal.