Lenny Harper gives evidence to Jersey Inquiry

"A former Deputy Chief Officer of Jersey's police force has today claimed senior police officers were involved in the cover up of a paedophile ring."

"Lenny Harper led the investigation into allegations of child abuse at former children's home Haut de la Garenne in 2008."

"Today he told the inquiry into historical child abuse in the island of his growing concern there was a top-level cover up."
"I was hugely concerned there was a cover up happening in Jersey and I was concerned that a lot of evidence was going missing and that witnesses were being intimidated. There was a clear story emerging in my mind and whilst I may not have used the term paedophile ring, my view there was certainly a culture emerging in Jersey of systematic child abuse...""He also recounted previously reported allegations of abuse involving children from Haut de la Garenne being `loaned out` to members of the yachting community."

He said: "If there is frequent and continuing child abuse in a location such as Haut de la Garenne then it is systemic. We were getting so many allegations of abuse."

"Evidence from Mr Harper, being given via video link from Edinbugh, is expected to last two days."

http://www.itv.com/news/channel/2016-01-12/police-officers-involved-in-cover-up-of-paedophile-ring-says-former-deputy-police-chief/

This latest inquiry is more like the inquiry into the previous inquiry.

Below is an early Panorama programme into child abuse at Haut de la Garenne.

After the corrupt and illegal suspension of the Chief of Police, Graham Power, and the involvement of the Wiltshire Constabulary in the cover-up, the BBC took a more dismissive approach to the child abuse investigation.