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Abuse claims: Report suggests politician wrongly suspected | Abuse claims: Report suggests politician wrongly suspected |
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New claims have emerged about the identity of a man alleged to have abused children from care homes in north Wales. | New claims have emerged about the identity of a man alleged to have abused children from care homes in north Wales. |
Last Friday on the BBC's Newsnight, former resident Steve Messham claimed he was abused by a senior politician of the Thatcher era, who was not named. | Last Friday on the BBC's Newsnight, former resident Steve Messham claimed he was abused by a senior politician of the Thatcher era, who was not named. |
Now the Guardian says the alleged abuse was not carried out by the politician. | Now the Guardian says the alleged abuse was not carried out by the politician. |
It may have been committed by a relative with the same surname, who has since died, it says. | It may have been committed by a relative with the same surname, who has since died, it says. |
In 2000 the Waterhouse report, set up to investigate the north Wales abuse claims, ruled that the evidence about the identity of the attacker was inconclusive. | In 2000 the Waterhouse report, set up to investigate the north Wales abuse claims, ruled that the evidence about the identity of the attacker was inconclusive. |
The government has set up a fresh investigation into claims of abuse at the care homes, led by Keith Bristow of the National Crime Agency. | The government has set up a fresh investigation into claims of abuse at the care homes, led by Keith Bristow of the National Crime Agency. |
Commenting on the Newsnight item in which Steve Messham made the abuse allegations, the BBC has said: "This investigation set out to explore alleged failures in a child abuse inquiry - specifically whether its narrow focus meant opportunities were missed to uncover others involved. | Commenting on the Newsnight item in which Steve Messham made the abuse allegations, the BBC has said: "This investigation set out to explore alleged failures in a child abuse inquiry - specifically whether its narrow focus meant opportunities were missed to uncover others involved. |
"We broadcast as much information as possible based on the evidence available to us at the time of transmission." | "We broadcast as much information as possible based on the evidence available to us at the time of transmission." |
Correction 10 November 2012: The BBC has apologised unreservedly for broadcasting a report on Newsnight on 2 November over allegations of child abuse which transpired to have involved a case of mistaken identity. As a result the video of the original report has been removed from the website. More details can be found here. |
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