Outrage as schoolgirls issued rape whistles after migrants seen ‘taking photos of kids’.T

Outrage has erupted following bombshell news of schoolgirls being given rape alarms by police due to the threat of asylum seekers. The Express reported earlier how the bizarre decision was made in response to chilling claims of asylum seekers from a nearby migrant hotel photographing girls during school breaks. GB News presenter Martin Daubney is among those to have reacted furiously to the disturbing development in Dumfries, Scotland.

The Express understands officers in the town handed the personal attack alarms to two teenage girls following reports that men housed at the Mercure hotel had been acting suspiciously near the school. A Police Scotland spokesman confirmed enquiries had taken place but said no offences were found to have been committed.

Posting on X, Daubney presenter wrote: “SCHOOLGIRLS GIVEN RAPE ALARMS. Asylum seekers in hotels ‘hanging around’ schools ‘to perv on kids’ – stalking girls & taking unwanted photos. Rather than deport or arrest these predators, police give girls rape alarms. HOW MUCH MORE OF THIS CAN WE TAKE? (sic).”

A mother whose daughter attends the school told reporters girls were now too frightened to walk through the town centre at lunchtime, with groups of men from the hotel gathering outside as pupils broke for lunch.

She is reported to have said: “Every single day these guys turn up just as the school is about to break for lunch and hang around just to perv on the kids. Some of the girls have stopped going into the town as they feel so unsafe. There have been suggestions that the men have made crude comments to some of the kids.

“The police need to get a grip on this and start patrolling the town during these times, but they don’t. We cannot get to a position where the answer to this issue is to give schoolgirls rape alarms and hope they don’t get attacked.”

Outrage on the situation has also been expressed by Scottish Conservative candidate Craig Hoy, who has demanded the hotel housing migrants in Dumfries is closed for good.

Mr Hoy said: “These reports are deeply alarming and reflect the fears of residents I have spoken with,” he said in the report. “It is shocking that we have reached a point where girls have had to be given alarms to keep them safe from potential threats from migrants. Authorities must give locals urgent reassurance that they are robustly monitoring these individuals. It is time to close the asylum hotel in Dumfries to address concerns.”

A Home Office contract brought asylum seekers to the Mercure in 2023. The arrangement was designed to accommodate single men.

The Home Office said: “This government is removing the incentives drawing illegal migrants to Britain. That is why we will close every single asylum hotel, moving asylum seekers into basic accommodation.

“The population in asylum hotels has fallen by nearly 20 per cent in the last year and by 45 per cent since the peak under the previous government.”

Police Scotland was approached for comment by the Express via email.

The Scottish Sun said its journalist observed approximately 15 men standing in the main shopping street during the school lunch hour, their attention fixed on the pupils nearby.

The moment lessons resumed and the children headed back inside, the group dispersed — with a fresh handful appearing again once the final bell rang.

Earlier this year a 19-year-old man living at the Mercure was arrested over a child protection concern. Charges were not pursued and he was freed.

The Mercure has also attracted demonstrations from far-right groups, with local critics arguing the protests have added another layer of tension to an already unsettled situation.