UNITED KINGDOM
Mirror
Dec 06, 2014 21:07 By Keir Mudie
Child abuse survivors want the timescale of the inquiry into VIP paedophiles pushed back to the 1950s to avoid a whitewash.
Groups representing the abused also want a dedicated police unit to examine evidence uncovered during the probe to ensure no powerful culprits escape justice.
The calls came at a meeting earlier this week and one survivor, who did not wish to be named, said: “At the moment, the inquiry is ignoring the abuses that went on in the 1950s and 1960s.
“Its investigation is due to look at abuse from 1970 onward. There are lots of survivors from before that time. Is their suffering not worth anything?”
The survivor, who now works for a national charity, added: “I know it’s a large-scale inquiry as it is but if we are going to do it, it should be done properly.
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