Their lawyers claimed Greater Manchester Police breached their human rights by not doing more to protect them.
The women met Stephen Watson, the top officer at GMP, at force headquarters on Tuesday afternoon to be given the apology in person for police failings when, as children, they were repeatedly raped and sexually abused by gangs of men in Rochdale.
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