UNITED KINGDOM
The Telegraph
Detectives investigating allegations of a paedophile ring operating at a children’s home in London in the 1970s and 1980s have arrested two men on suspicion of sexual offences.
By Martin Evans, Crime Correspondent
11:26AM GMT 06 Feb 2013
The men, aged 66 and 70, were arrested in raids at their homes in Norfolk and East Sussex this morning.
They are understood to be former staff connected to the Grafton Close children’s home which was run by Richmond Council in South West London more than 30-years ago.
The arrests were made by officers from Operation Fernbridge, an investigation that was set up by the Metropolitan Police to look into claims that a paedophile ring involving a number of high profile individuals was operating in the Richmond area in the early 1980s. …
It has been alleged that among those who frequented the guesthouse were a number of high profile figures including senior politicians and personalities from the entertainment industry.
Cyril Smith, the late Liberal MP for Rochdale, who was recently exposed as a serial child abuser, has already been named as a regular guest at the property.
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