Hussain was jailed for 28 years at Sheffield Crown Court on Thursday

A grooming gangs survivor has told GB News that she “finally has the justice she deserves” after one of her abusers was jailed for 28 years.

Rotherham abuse survivor Sarah Wilson bravely waived her right to anonymity to speak to the People’s Channel, following the conviction of abuser Riyasth Hussain.

The crimes of Riyasth Hussain were identified by specialist officers from Operation Stovewood, uncovering child sexual abuse in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013.

Expressing her relief following his sentencing, Ms Wilson told GB News: “I’ve never had freedom, all my life’s just been controlled by perpetrators, investigations and also my sister’s murder.

“So, yesterday when I got that conviction and that sentence, it was just a sense of relief that it’s over, that journey’s over, and I finally got the justice that I right rightfully deserve.”

Recalling her experience in the courtroom on Thursday in Sheffield Crown Court, Ms Wilson said she was determined to “face her abusers” and “look them in the eye”.

She said: “From the beginning, I’ve always said that I will always face my abusers down face to face in the end. And yesterday I looked him dead in the eye and he still had that evil look, and I told him, ‘you took my childhood and I’m taking your freedom, I am your karma’.

“And those words just resonate so much because this man is one dangerous, evil man, and I’m happy I got to take him down at last.”

Grooming gangs survivor Sarah Wilson has told GB News that she ‘finally has the justice she deserves’

Asked by host Charlie Peters if she believes attitudes towards abuse “still persist” in children’s care services or have they “wised up”, Ms Wilson argued that attitudes have “got worse”.

She said: “If anything, it’s a lot worse now than what it was back in the early 2000s, and I don’t see any fresh convictions, no grooming cases that are happening right now in court. And I think that’s the saddest thing.

“Because it’s still very much going on and without stamping it out and bringing these people to justice, we’re never going to fix the issue.”

Ms Wilson stressed: “It’s always going to be a massive issue and a massive cover up and I just have no faith in South Yorkshire Police or other police forces to bring these men that are still grooming children to justice.”