Wednesday 30 April 2014

Child sex abuse, ‘Fernbridge’ and ‘Fairbank’: Exaro story thread

Child sex abuse, ‘Fernbridge’ and ‘Fairbank’: Exaro story thread

Police are investigating former senior politicians and other prominent people over historical allegations of child sex abuse. Exaro has run a series of pieces on the issue since late 2012, as listed below.
The Metropolitan Police Service’s paedophile unit is investigating activities at Elm Guest House in Barnes, south-west London, in the early 1980’s.

The Met’s investigation began after Exaro worked with a key source to pass to detectives documents that detail allegations that boys were supplied from the nearby Grafton Close children’s home, which was run by the London borough of Richmond-upon-Thames.

When the Met upgraded the case to a full criminal investigation, it became ‘Operation Fernbridge’. At that point, it was separated from ‘Operation Fairbank’, which is scoping various allegations of child sex abuse against several senior political figures.

Exaro also helped ‘Operation Fairbank’ establish that one set of allegations of indecent assault against a senior Conservative minister was false.

Exaro has also led the way on uncovering documents relating to the case of Sir Cyril Smith, the late former Liberal MP.

The common theme of the pieces below is that they raise questions about how the authorities have tackled the issue of child sex abuse.

Customs seized video of child sex abuse and ex-cabinet ministerMan who tried to import video: ‘I did not know what was inside’
Revealed: Whitehall official who blocked objections to fund PIE
Police poised to level charges in paedophile ring linked to MPs
Police and CPS ‘leave survivors of child sex abuse in the lurch’Commentary: ‘justice’ in UK still fails survivors of child sex abuse
Detectives investigate use of ‘staging post’ for Elm Guest House
Met’s ‘VIP paedophiles’ probe turns into murder investigation
Met’s paedophile unit seizes video of ex-minister at ‘sex party’
Updated 11 January 2014
‘Operation Fernbridge’ releases Elm co-manager without charge
CPS to drop key charges brought under ‘Operation Fernbridge’
Updated 21 January 2014
Revealed: Cyril Smith hoped to help take direct control of school
Police arrest man over false accusation against Kenneth Clarke
Police pursue new leads in paedophile case against ex-minister
Secret files expose Cyril Smith’s ‘special school for child abuse’
Knowl View files: Rochdale council chiefs warned of ‘scandal’
Knowl View files: ‘serious sexual incidents’ logged in report
Knowl View files: staff, governors and authorities failed boys
Priest and ex-manager of Richmond children’s home in court
Revealed: how Cyril Smith denied paedophile claims to police
Cyril Smith told detectives: I never behaved in any indecent way
‘Operation Fernbridge’ arrests ex-manager of Elm Guest House
Church of England considers ‘commission’ on child sex abuse
Ofsted forces private school to close over sexual abuse of pupils
Exaro’s video shows ‘Fairbank’ arrest of Tory MP’s half-brother
Met’s ‘Operation Fairbank’ arrests half-brother of top Tory MP
Kenneth Clarke wrongly accused of indecently assaulting boy
How I helped police clear Kenneth Clarke of ‘sex assault’ smear
MBE for head of project helping sex victims, but funding is axed
Labour urges re-think on reporting by schools of abuse claims
Michael Gove blocks move to force schools to report sex abuse
Met’s ‘Operation Fernbridge’ is ‘going well’, says Boris Johnson
Met investigates Catholic order’s schools over child sex abuse
Operation Torva: ex-pupil joined police and triggered Met probe
MoD policy on claims of child sex abuse at schools ‘stuns’ MPs
Police abandon probe into Cyril Smith’s sexual abuse of boys
Elm Guest House linked to ‘Britain’s biggest child sex racket’
Ex-Richmond boss Louis Minster denies being… Louis Minster
Scene pictured from children’s home in Met’s paedophile case
Richmond files reveal failure to pursue claim of child sex abuse
Met investigates police watchdog over Richmond ‘paedo ring’
Met’s paedophile unit starts investigating Catholic Church in UK
Police commander overseeing ‘Operation Yewtree’ quits Met
Police seek Asbo-style orders against suspected paedophiles
Child sex abuse: groups offering support services face closure
Police re-open files on child sex abuse at Kincora boys’ home
Witnesses in ‘Operation Fernbridge’ plead for support service
Two who suffered sexual abuse make appeal through Exaro
Analysis: we must change how society tackles child sex abuse
Richmond council ‘was alerted to allegations of child sex abuse’
Police gave council advance warning of raid on Elm Guest House
Met paedophile unit prepares to arrest ex-Tory cabinet minister
Met detectives told of Jimmy Savile’s link to Elm Guest House
Analysis: public should know truth about VIP paedophile ring
Co-manager of guest house in police probe plans to leave UK
Claims of child sex abuse haunted Richmond boss for 30 years
Police examine sacking of Richmond’s head of social services
Councillors give contrasting reasons for Louis Minster’s sacking
Richmond’s ex-head of social services ‘unaware’ of ‘paedo ring’
Exaro’s pictures show first arrest in ‘Operation Fernbridge’
‘Operation Fernbridge’ makes first arrests in paedophile probe
Files reveal who turned Elm Guest House into paedo brothel
Richmond council made ‘hush payment’ to victim of sex abuse
Police chief warns VIP paedophiles: look over your shoulder
Tory group recommended guest house in Met’s paedo probe
Police investigate Richmond council over ‘VIP paedophile ring’
Detectives set up 30 operations into ‘child sex abuse by groups’
Police operations into ‘child sex abuse by groups’ – Exaro’s list
Found: co-manager of guest house at centre of police probe
Met turns ‘Operation Fairbank’ into full criminal investigation
‘Operation Fairbank’ carries out raid to seize files naming MPs
How exposure of high-profile abusers impacts care for children
Revealed: diaries and receipts from guest house in police probe
Locals spoke of ‘the activities’ at guest house in police probe
MPs and judges visited Elm Guest House, coroner’s court told
Detectives who must peer into disturbing case of child abuse
Police investigate top Tories over ‘child abuse at guest house’
Police ‘twice failed to probe paedophile ring at guest house’
Analysis: why media must still investigate claims of child abuse
Audio: investigative journalism’s future after Newsnight fiasco
Investigations, not witch-hunts: David Hencke on BBC R4 Today

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