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Children Forced Into Sex Work At Home
- At 12, Anna Marie was forced into sex work in Rose's bedroom with clients while Fred sometimes watched from the doorway.
- All exits were locked, Rose carried keys, and children were confined to cellar or garden.
Prosecution Collapsed From Missing Tape
- Lack of physical evidence (the alleged rape videotape) led prosecutors to drop charges and Fred and Rose were acquitted in 1993.
- Police had recovered extensive pornography and sex paraphernalia but no corroborating child-abuse footage.
Anna Marie Finally Discloses Decades Of Abuse
- Detective Hazel Savage tracked down older West children; Anna Marie finally disclosed decades of abuse she endured at Cromwell Street.
- Her testimony linked long-hidden family sexual abuse to the West household dynamics.