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Half of depraved Rotherham grooming gang locked up for abusing girls has already been released - with two more eyeing their freedom ahead of parole hearingsFive of the six members of one of the most depraved Rotherham grooming gangs have been released or have parole hearings coming up, MailOnline can reveal.Just seven years after the gang was put behind bars for sexually abusing two girls they plied with alcohol and cannabis in 2017 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, most of the men are free or have imminent parole hearings.The town was at the heart of the sex abuse scandal and a number of vile gangs were snared as part of a major police operation investigating the abuse and trafficking of up to 1,400 girls in the area.