UNITED KINGDOM
BBC News
A former MP, cleared of being part of an alleged VIP Westminster paedophile ring, said the Metropolitan Police’s inquiry “irreparably ruined my life”.
Harvey Proctor, 69, had his home raided and was questioned as part of Operation Midland, which closed last week with no charges brought.
He said the Met had enabled him to be “wrongly depicted as a paedophile, child abuser and child murderer”.
The Met has said it was “absolutely right” to investigate the claims.
The Home Office said decisions on investigating allegations were a matter for police forces. …
Peter Saunders, founder of the charity National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC), said Mr Proctor’s anger was understandable, but it was “not helpful to attack the police”.
“I don’t think what’s happened with Harvey Proctor has been entirely helpful to the whole process, but I hope it doesn’t in any way deter victims and survivors – or complainants as Mr Proctor would call them – from coming forward where there are serious allegations,” he said.
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