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Protesters have been shown to be denouncing grooming gang trials as racist and using abusive terms to describe young girl victims.
Phrases such as 'dirty b****es', 'lying b****es' and 'sick cow' have been aimed at abuse survivors - and shared during TikTok and WhatsApp chats, it has been revealed.
The organiser of a group called Fighting For Fair Trials, who says many offenders have been wrongly imprisoned, has now condemned the derogatory phrases used by others in online chats.
But Samira Khan told MailOnline that supporters were justified in speaking out against girls and young women they feel have made up claims about alleged predators.
She was speaking as a new Channel 4 documentary about Britain's grooming gangs - called Groomed: A National Scandal - includes testimony from five women telling of their ordeals.
One video clip included in the programme due for broadcast on Wednesday shows her convicted rapist brother Irfan Khan complaining about being behind bars - saying it was 'unfair', although he was not heard calling women names.
Exchanges recorded from chats during TikTok livestreams include comments such as as 'The Rochdale thing is a lie. There was no grooming gangs.'
One woman is heard saying, 'The judge was a number one idiot', before a man comments: 'The minute you've been charged, you're guilty.'
Irfan Khan, 37, from Batley, was last year sentenced to 12 years in prison, with a five-year extended licence, for three offences of rape and making threats to kill
Footage of campaign group Fighting For Fair Trials features in a new Channel 4 documentary
Grooming gang victims Chantelle (left) and Jade (right) have spoken out in a new Channel 4 documentary called Groomed:
Another woman quoted says: 'People get less for murder. Most of these "victims" – not all of them again, most of them – are absolute liars.'
Comments shown written in a private WhatsApp group accessed by the Channel 4 documentary makers include 'Accuser is not a victim', 'She's a known prostitute', 'Sick cow' and 'These lying b****es'.
Other remarks include 'Dirty stinking f***ing dog' and 'They talk s***'.
Samira Khan, who leads the campaign group Fighting For Fair Trials, told MailOnline she disapproved of derogatory comments posted online.
She said: 'The group has used abusive words online, I agree with that.
'The thing is, I can't be sat 24/7 on my phone going through what people are saying - I can't control what comes out of everyone's mouths.
'Just the way some of the victims are angry, what do you think these families are feeling - are they not allowed to show their emotions, say how they're feeling, if some of these girls are recruiting other girls to come forward?'
Talking of grooming gang abuse, she added: 'I'm not saying it doesn't happen - it does happen and it shouldn't happen.
The new Channel 4 documentary highlights derogatory comments made about abuse victims
Campaigners have said that convicted offenders have been wrongly accused
But there are a lot of men that are falsely convicted. I know my brother is innocent.
The group's TikTok page says it is aimed at 'Defending Those Wrongfully Accused Of Grooming', while its Facebook account bears the description: 'Raising awareness of the injustice and impartial investigations by the police in grooming allegations.'
The TikTok page includes a post that has been watched more than 24,000 times and suggests some accusers are motivated by cash motives.
The text displayed on screen states: 'False allegations are far from "extremely rare". Advertising offering thousands of pounds if commonplace on social media.
'The police and courts only require one person’s account, classed as "hearsay" and inadmissible in most court proceedings, actual evidence is not necessary.
'Thousands of people every year have their lives destroyed because of a financial incentive.'
Among those jailed is Samira Khan's brother Irfan Khan, 37, from Batley in West Yorkshire, who was last year sentenced to 12 years in prison, with a five-year extended licence, for three offences of rape and making threats to kill.
He was part of a group of more than 20 sexual predators locked up last year for a total of 346 years after eight young girls in West Yorkshire were raped, abused and trafficked across 13 years.
This is one of the messages shared on the TikTok account of the campaign group Fighting For Fair Trials which says it is 'Defending Those Wrongfully Accused Of Grooming'
Phrases such as 'dirty b****es', 'lying b****es' and 'sick cow' have been aimed at abuse survivors - and shared during TikTok and WhatsApp chats, it has been revealed.
The organiser of a group called Fighting For Fair Trials, who says many offenders have been wrongly imprisoned, has now condemned the derogatory phrases used by others in online chats.
But Samira Khan told MailOnline that supporters were justified in speaking out against girls and young women they feel have made up claims about alleged predators.
She was speaking as a new Channel 4 documentary about Britain's grooming gangs - called Groomed: A National Scandal - includes testimony from five women telling of their ordeals.
One video clip included in the programme due for broadcast on Wednesday shows her convicted rapist brother Irfan Khan complaining about being behind bars - saying it was 'unfair', although he was not heard calling women names.
Exchanges recorded from chats during TikTok livestreams include comments such as as 'The Rochdale thing is a lie. There was no grooming gangs.'
One woman is heard saying, 'The judge was a number one idiot', before a man comments: 'The minute you've been charged, you're guilty.'
Irfan Khan, 37, from Batley, was last year sentenced to 12 years in prison, with a five-year extended licence, for three offences of rape and making threats to kill
Footage of campaign group Fighting For Fair Trials features in a new Channel 4 documentary
Grooming gang victims Chantelle (left) and Jade (right) have spoken out in a new Channel 4 documentary called Groomed:
Another woman quoted says: 'People get less for murder. Most of these "victims" – not all of them again, most of them – are absolute liars.'
Comments shown written in a private WhatsApp group accessed by the Channel 4 documentary makers include 'Accuser is not a victim', 'She's a known prostitute', 'Sick cow' and 'These lying b****es'.
Other remarks include 'Dirty stinking f***ing dog' and 'They talk s***'.
Samira Khan, who leads the campaign group Fighting For Fair Trials, told MailOnline she disapproved of derogatory comments posted online.
She said: 'The group has used abusive words online, I agree with that.
'The thing is, I can't be sat 24/7 on my phone going through what people are saying - I can't control what comes out of everyone's mouths.
'Just the way some of the victims are angry, what do you think these families are feeling - are they not allowed to show their emotions, say how they're feeling, if some of these girls are recruiting other girls to come forward?'
Talking of grooming gang abuse, she added: 'I'm not saying it doesn't happen - it does happen and it shouldn't happen.
The new Channel 4 documentary highlights derogatory comments made about abuse victims
Campaigners have said that convicted offenders have been wrongly accused
But there are a lot of men that are falsely convicted. I know my brother is innocent.
The group's TikTok page says it is aimed at 'Defending Those Wrongfully Accused Of Grooming', while its Facebook account bears the description: 'Raising awareness of the injustice and impartial investigations by the police in grooming allegations.'
The TikTok page includes a post that has been watched more than 24,000 times and suggests some accusers are motivated by cash motives.
The text displayed on screen states: 'False allegations are far from "extremely rare". Advertising offering thousands of pounds if commonplace on social media.
'The police and courts only require one person’s account, classed as "hearsay" and inadmissible in most court proceedings, actual evidence is not necessary.
'Thousands of people every year have their lives destroyed because of a financial incentive.'
Among those jailed is Samira Khan's brother Irfan Khan, 37, from Batley in West Yorkshire, who was last year sentenced to 12 years in prison, with a five-year extended licence, for three offences of rape and making threats to kill.
He was part of a group of more than 20 sexual predators locked up last year for a total of 346 years after eight young girls in West Yorkshire were raped, abused and trafficked across 13 years.
This is one of the messages shared on the TikTok account of the campaign group Fighting For Fair Trials which says it is 'Defending Those Wrongfully Accused Of Grooming'
