Five women who were exploited in the town say they were also sexually abused by police officers at the time.
Three former police officers have been arrested as part of a fresh investigation which is currently being led by detectives at South Yorkshire Police (SYP) and overseen by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
She suggested it should be handed to another force or an independent body.
However, there is also a feeling that South Yorkshire is now a “very different” force from the one which allowed the Rotherham grooming scandal to unfold and new leadership should be allowed to prove it has changed.
Oliver Coppard, South Yorkshire Mayor (Photo: Peter Byrne/PA Wire)But she insisted that victims and survivors are now treated “with the utmost respect and care”.
Oliver Coppard, Labour’s mayor for South Yorkshire, told The i Paper earlier this year that he does not believe people in “positions of power and responsibility” at the time of the Rotherham scandal have felt “the full force of justice” and that he would support criminal prosecutions.
The Rotherham child abuse scandal saw multiple alleged failings by senior officers (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Reacting to the claims that police officers were involved in abuse, she said: “These allegations are disturbing, and I recognise that there will be very real concerns about these new reports amongst victims, survivors and our wider community.
“To that end, I will continue to monitor the progress of that investigation and seek assurances from both organisations that victims remain at the heart of their approach.”
Vigurs added: “But I am clear that more needs to be done to bring perpetrators who are still out there to justice, so it is vital victims continue to share any information they may have and we are able to make sure justice is done.
“While I’m unable to comment further as this is a live investigation, I will be keeping the situation under close review.”
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