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| Cyril Smith sex abuse allegations: Seven men come forward | Cyril Smith sex abuse allegations: Seven men come forward |
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| Seven men have alleged they were abused by former Rochdale MP Cyril Smith at a residential school in Greater Manchester, police have said. | Seven men have alleged they were abused by former Rochdale MP Cyril Smith at a residential school in Greater Manchester, police have said. |
| Police said the men claimed they were abused by Smith at Knowl View in Rochdale in the 1970s and 1980s. | Police said the men claimed they were abused by Smith at Knowl View in Rochdale in the 1970s and 1980s. |
| Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said there were now 21 suspects, 14 of whom it had identified, including Smith. | Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said there were now 21 suspects, 14 of whom it had identified, including Smith. |
| Det Ch Supt Russ Jackson said he was expecting to make arrests in the coming months. | Det Ch Supt Russ Jackson said he was expecting to make arrests in the coming months. |
| Smith's family said he had always denied the abuse claims. | Smith's family said he had always denied the abuse claims. |
| Police said three new alleged victims of abuse at Knowl View have come forward bringing the total to ten. Seven of the 10 allege abuse by Smith. | |
| Possible cover-up | Possible cover-up |
| GMP said the investigation was a "complicated operation", called Operation Jaguar. | GMP said the investigation was a "complicated operation", called Operation Jaguar. |
| Liberal Democrat MP Smith was a governor and later became the chairman of governors at the council-run residential school for boys which closed in the 1990s. | Liberal Democrat MP Smith was a governor and later became the chairman of governors at the council-run residential school for boys which closed in the 1990s. |
| GMP and Rochdale Borough Council launched an inquiry last month into a possible abuse cover-up at the school. | GMP and Rochdale Borough Council launched an inquiry last month into a possible abuse cover-up at the school. |
| The claims were published in a book by Rochdale's Labour MP Simon Danczuk called Smile for the Camera: The Double Life of Cyril Smith. | The claims were published in a book by Rochdale's Labour MP Simon Danczuk called Smile for the Camera: The Double Life of Cyril Smith. |
| He said Smith used his position of power to sexually abuse young boys and then escape prosecution. | He said Smith used his position of power to sexually abuse young boys and then escape prosecution. |
| Previous evidence | Previous evidence |
| Mr Danczuk previously said he asked police to re-examine the case after "a number of victims came to see me and raised concerns". | Mr Danczuk previously said he asked police to re-examine the case after "a number of victims came to see me and raised concerns". |
| In 2012, the force investigated claims Smith abused eight young boys in the 1960s at Cambridge Hostel in Rochdale while in his role as secretary of the Rochdale Hostel for Boys Association. | In 2012, the force investigated claims Smith abused eight young boys in the 1960s at Cambridge Hostel in Rochdale while in his role as secretary of the Rochdale Hostel for Boys Association. |
| Three separate files were previously passed to the director of public prosecutions and the Crown Prosecution Service, although on each occasion no prosecution was pursued. | Three separate files were previously passed to the director of public prosecutions and the Crown Prosecution Service, although on each occasion no prosecution was pursued. |
| Smith was the Liberal then Lib Dem MP for Rochdale, from 1972 to 1992, and died in 2010. | Smith was the Liberal then Lib Dem MP for Rochdale, from 1972 to 1992, and died in 2010. |