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Broadcaster Paul Gambaccini has revealed he is considering suing the Metropolitan police after he endured a year of suspicion before being told he would not be prosecuted for historical sexual abuse.Broadcaster Paul Gambaccini has revealed he is considering suing the Metropolitan police after he endured a year of suspicion before being told he would not be prosecuted for historical sexual abuse.
The presenter and DJ told how he was dropped by the BBC and had his life turned upside down when he was arrested in October 2013 over a claim he sexually assaulted two teenage boys.The presenter and DJ told how he was dropped by the BBC and had his life turned upside down when he was arrested in October 2013 over a claim he sexually assaulted two teenage boys.
The US-born presenter spent a year on bail before finally being told he would not face charges because of insufficient evidence.The US-born presenter spent a year on bail before finally being told he would not face charges because of insufficient evidence.
Speaking at the Gibraltar literary festival, he told how he had been the victim of a celebrity “witch hunt” launched by police in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal.Speaking at the Gibraltar literary festival, he told how he had been the victim of a celebrity “witch hunt” launched by police in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal.
And he told how the outgoing Met police commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, whom he called “the villain of my life”, has never apologised to him.And he told how the outgoing Met police commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, whom he called “the villain of my life”, has never apologised to him.
He said: “The Metropolitan police of Bernard Hogan-Howe attempted to destroy my life and end my career for their own public relations purposes in a 100% fraud.He said: “The Metropolitan police of Bernard Hogan-Howe attempted to destroy my life and end my career for their own public relations purposes in a 100% fraud.
“And when they failed, as they have done, they did not admit it, they did not apologise, they did not offer restitution.“And when they failed, as they have done, they did not admit it, they did not apologise, they did not offer restitution.
“There can be no organisation more vile than the Metropolitan police. Bernard Hogan-Howe is the villain of my life, but more than that, he is the coward of my life.”“There can be no organisation more vile than the Metropolitan police. Bernard Hogan-Howe is the villain of my life, but more than that, he is the coward of my life.”
Gambaccini said the police chief, who has announced he is retiring, has repeatedly failed to answer questions directly about his case when questioned by the Home Affairs select committee and by journalists.Gambaccini said the police chief, who has announced he is retiring, has repeatedly failed to answer questions directly about his case when questioned by the Home Affairs select committee and by journalists.
And he revealed that while the police chief has “embarked on an apology tour” of other public figures who have been exonerated of historical sexual offences, he has not been invited to a meeting.And he revealed that while the police chief has “embarked on an apology tour” of other public figures who have been exonerated of historical sexual offences, he has not been invited to a meeting.
He said: “I’ve not been invited, and there had been no apology.”He said: “I’ve not been invited, and there had been no apology.”
Gambaccini also revealed that he is considering suing the Met Police after recently discovering that his case file has errors in it and that allegations relating to a second complainant, who he calls secondary, do not feature. Gambaccini also revealed that he is considering suing the Met Police after recently discovering that his case file has errors in it and that allegations relating to a second complainant, whom he calls secondary, do not feature.
He said this second complainant “appears to have been brought in to justify my arrest” before being dropped by police.He said this second complainant “appears to have been brought in to justify my arrest” before being dropped by police.
He said: “On Tuesday I did instruct my lawyers to make preliminary investigations to seek information concerning my case with particular reference to secondary with the idea this may lead to action.”He said: “On Tuesday I did instruct my lawyers to make preliminary investigations to seek information concerning my case with particular reference to secondary with the idea this may lead to action.”
He said no final decision has yet been taken, but said he changed his mind and decided to consider suing because “I cannot live with the stifling dishonesty of the Metropolitan police”.He said no final decision has yet been taken, but said he changed his mind and decided to consider suing because “I cannot live with the stifling dishonesty of the Metropolitan police”.
He added: “I may sue the Metropolitan police.”He added: “I may sue the Metropolitan police.”