 "The Guardian" reported that the case had caused "huge concern" in Bristol and sent "shockwaves" through the close-knit Somali community there.Muna Abdi, chair of the Bristol Somali Forum, said that the offences were "evil acts ... utterly condemned" by the community.Hugh Sherriffe, regional director for the children's charity Barnardo's, said the case was the "tip of the iceberg" and that similar sexual abuse was still taking place in Bristol and across the rest of the country.