UNITED KINGDOM
Independent
Inquiry into child sexual abuse by establishment figures could look at crimes as far back as 1945, says inquiry chair
The inquiry into child sex abuse by establishment figures may have to examine crimes committed as far back as 1945, the judge who is chairing it has said.
Lowell Goddard also indicated that the investigation may go back even further than the end of the Second World War, arguing that fixed cut-off points for probes of this nature tended to be “artificial”.
Justice Goddard is a judge in New Zealand and was appointed by the Home Secretary after two UK-based figured had to step down from the position due to establishment links.
Critics, including alleged abuse victims, said the links of previous chairs presented a conflict of interest.
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