Metropolitan Police probed over child abuse ‘cover-up’ claims

UNITED STATES
BBC News

The police watchdog is investigating alleged corruption in the Metropolitan Police, including claims it covered up child sex offences due to the involvement of police officers and MPs.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating 14 referrals relating to child sex offences from the 1970s to the 2000s.

It said the claims were of “high-level corruption of the most serious nature”.

The Met said it had voluntarily referred the allegations.

Sarah Green, deputy chairwoman of the IPCC, said: “These allegations are of historic, high-level corruption of the most serious nature.

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