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PUBLIC STATEMENT: Femi Mohammed â Speaking Out as a Muslim Participant of MP Rupert Loweâs CrowdFunded Rape Gang Inquiry.
PART 1
I am speaking out in the public interest, not only as a survivor myself, but for all women and girls of colour, Black and Muslim, whose voices have been systematically erased from the narrative of justice and accountability.
I was encouraged to participate in Rupert Loweâs Rape Gang Inquiry by Sammy Woodhouse, who was contacted by a family member regarding my cases. I submitted evidence starting in August 2025 and participated in stages 1 and 2 of the inquiry, signing consent forms for my inclusion. My communications took place via phone, messaging, email, video, and Teams meetings with Sammy Woodhouse, Nat Enderby, and Marlon West, during which I detailed my sexual assault, threats, and attacks on my life, and the corruption, collusion, and manipulation of my cases by institutional authorities who were supposed to protect me.
After a call from Marlon West informing me that I had been allocated to give evidence at the hearings in London, a Teams meeting was held on the 7th January 2026 with Marlon West, Nat Enderby, and myself to discuss my victim statement, which I completed on the 8th January 2026.
On the 23rd January 2026, Sammy Woodhouse personally messaged me to invite me to attend the inquiry hearings on the 4th February 2026, between 2â3 pm. I accepted the invitation on the 24th January 2026, and Sammy booked my train tickets, emailing them to me on the 26th January 2026. (Please see images for evidence)
Within two days, everything changed, and I was removed from attending the hearings. On the 28th January 2026, I received a text message from Sammy Woodhouse asking me to call her; having spoken to her on numerous occasions, she did not seem her usual self and failed to provide a reason for my exclusion. Sammy Woodhouse is someone I had a lot of respect for, and it became apparent to me that the decision had come from someone at the top of the Inquiry. I felt betrayed and violated and was left in a state of shock, confusion, and despair.
On the 29th January 2026, I received a generic email from Sammy Woodhouse stating that I would not be required to give evidence. The email was sent via Kerie, one of The Rape Gang Inquiry support advocates, rather than directly from Inquiry Lead Sammy Woodhouse herself. It offered no explanation for my removal post-selection. I responded directly to Sammy and Kerie, requesting clarification; Kerie replied that she would speak to Sammy and get back to me.
The call from Kerie never came and I received no further communication from Sammy Woodhouse. On the 3rd February 2026, concerned about how my information would be used, I requested confirmation that my contributions and documents be permanently withdrawn from the inquiry records. (Please see images attached in Part 2, for evidence)
My removal is not an isolated incident; it is part of a broader pattern of discrimination, racial profiling, and the silencing of women of colour, especially female Muslim victims, within the victim and survivor movement. Despite my efforts to bring these issues to light by reaching out to other survivors, I have faced a deliberate attempt to suppress my voice and experience. This reflects a disturbing trend where the narrative of sexual exploitation and violence is often confined to a narrow group of victims, driven by those who financially and publicly benefit from our trauma. In this system, it has become big business, where division is created and profit is made from the perpetual suffering of victims and survivors.
CONTINUED IN PART 2
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