SCOTLAND
Daily Record
THIRTY-seven people in the public eye are among 110 suspects identified by Scottish police investigating alleged historic child sex abuse.
Police Scotland has revealed it currently has 58 separate inquiries into the alleged crimes, which are being investigated under the umbrella of Operation Hydrant.
The cases stretch back seven decades, as far as 1947, while the most recent dates from 2013.
Operation Hydrant is co-ordinating multiple historical child sexual abuse investigations around the UK. It was set up by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) to explore links between child sex abuse committed by “prominent public persons”.
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