This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-41582256
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Rochdale inquiry: Cyril Smith had hands 'like weapons' | Rochdale inquiry: Cyril Smith had hands 'like weapons' |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| Cyril Smith had hands "like weapons", an alleged abuse victim told an inquiry, and used "medical examinations" to "fondle" him. | |
| The witness told the independent inquiry he had been "spanked" by the late MP while he lived at Cambridge House in Rochdale in the 1960s. | The witness told the independent inquiry he had been "spanked" by the late MP while he lived at Cambridge House in Rochdale in the 1960s. |
| He said Smith was "involved in everything" at the hostel. | He said Smith was "involved in everything" at the hostel. |
| The hearings are examining the late MP's alleged abuse of young boys in Rochdale care institutions. | The hearings are examining the late MP's alleged abuse of young boys in Rochdale care institutions. |
| Cyril Smith 'at alleged victim's wedding' | Cyril Smith 'at alleged victim's wedding' |
| Cyril Smith 'a puppet master abuser' | Cyril Smith 'a puppet master abuser' |
| MI5 'told of Cyril Smith abuse case lie' | MI5 'told of Cyril Smith abuse case lie' |
| The witness described being sexually assaulted by the politician. | The witness described being sexually assaulted by the politician. |
| "He said 'Take your pants down I want to give you a medical examination'...then he started stroking me. | "He said 'Take your pants down I want to give you a medical examination'...then he started stroking me. |
| The man told the inquiry he was 15-years-old and very scared, adding: "He was Cyril Smith. What could I do?" | The man told the inquiry he was 15-years-old and very scared, adding: "He was Cyril Smith. What could I do?" |
| 'Big, fat, flabby' | 'Big, fat, flabby' |
| On another occasion the witness said he and a friend had skived off work to spend the day in Manchester. | On another occasion the witness said he and a friend had skived off work to spend the day in Manchester. |
| When he returned to the hostel Smith was waiting. | When he returned to the hostel Smith was waiting. |
| He said: "[I was] taken into the quiet room and had the same [medical] examination again. Then a spanking. Obviously big, fat, flabby hands, bang, bang, bang." | He said: "[I was] taken into the quiet room and had the same [medical] examination again. Then a spanking. Obviously big, fat, flabby hands, bang, bang, bang." |
| If you ever saw those hands they were like weapons, he added. | If you ever saw those hands they were like weapons, he added. |
| "He made me take my trousers down. After he spanked me he started stroking me. Saying 'There, there it's alright' but I was crying. He really hurt me." | "He made me take my trousers down. After he spanked me he started stroking me. Saying 'There, there it's alright' but I was crying. He really hurt me." |
| On another occasion the witness said he was in "severe pain, vomiting and high temperature". | On another occasion the witness said he was in "severe pain, vomiting and high temperature". |
| He asked for an ambulance to be called but "then Cyril Smith turned up". | He asked for an ambulance to be called but "then Cyril Smith turned up". |
| The alleged victim said: "He started prodding around and fondled me...and said 'There's nothing wrong with him'." | The alleged victim said: "He started prodding around and fondled me...and said 'There's nothing wrong with him'." |
| But the man was later taken to hospital and found to have a ruptured appendix. | But the man was later taken to hospital and found to have a ruptured appendix. |
| Smith never faced prosecution before his death in 2010, despite enduring a political career dogged by police investigations and accusations of sexual abuse. | Smith never faced prosecution before his death in 2010, despite enduring a political career dogged by police investigations and accusations of sexual abuse. |
| The alleged victim expressed anger at the amount of time it took for his allegations to come to light. | The alleged victim expressed anger at the amount of time it took for his allegations to come to light. |
| "How did he get away with it? Why did people turn a blind eye?" he said. | "How did he get away with it? Why did people turn a blind eye?" he said. |
| The inquiry continues. | The inquiry continues. |