UNITED KINGDOM
Daily Mail
By Tim Sculthorpe, Mailonline Deputy Political Editor
The former top lawyer at the struggling child abuse inquiry has been cleared of allegations of sexual assault and harassment.
Ben Emmerson, a senior QC, was suspended from his job on the inquiry because of concerns over his leadership. He subsequently quit his post as senior counsel before the claims emerged about the alleged incident, which happened weeks before he left.
His chambers, Matrix, set up an independent inquiry to look at the claims reported on BBC Newsnight about an alleged sexual assault in a lift.
A formal complaint was not made by the woman involved.
The independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (IICSA) has not commented on Mr Emmerson’s departure beyond an initial statement raising concerns about ‘aspects of Mr Emmerson’s leadership’.
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