A VULNERABLE youngster is being reported missing every day in a town engulfed in child sex scandals.

There were 367 reports of kids absconding from council care in Rotherham in the 12 months to March, a Freedom of Information request found.

2 More than 1,400 children are believed to have been abused in Rotherham Credit: Alamy

Cops are investigating large-scale child sexual exploitation in the town.

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Matthew Reed of The Children’s Society said: “It’s deeply worrying.”

It is believed that more 1,400 kids were abused by mainly Asian men in the scandal.

2 Matthew Reed of the Children's Society describes the situation as 'deeply worrying'

Rotherham Council said the number of kids going missing is decreasing and it has systems to track them.

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