Child Abuse Inquiry Accused of Staging a Cover-up As Sexual Assault Claims Surround Probe’s Top Lawyer

By Patrick Gysin
The Sun
October 28, 2016

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2066530/child-abuse-inquiry-accused-of-staging-a-cover-up-as-sexual-assault-claims-surround-probes-top-lawyer/

THE child sex abuse probe was last night accused of covering up an alleged sex assault by its former top lawyer.

A woman claims Ben Emmerson QC groped her in a lift at the inquiry offices in Westminster.

Ben Emmerson QC was a senior lawyer working on the child abuse abuse probe

Mr Emmerson, 53, was suspended on September 28 before quitting a day later. No reason was given for his resignation.

He denies any wrongdoing and the woman is understood not to have made a formal complaint.

However, BBC’s Newsnight claimed chairwoman Alexis Jay and her panel were made aware of allegations in late September but did not inform the public.

The lawyer - who was suspended from the inquiry last month - has been accused of sexual assault