Ever since it was discovered that Jimmy Savile was a
serial sex abuser in late 2012, it seems that the list of sex abusers is never
ending. Operation Yewtree, which was set up in 2013 to investigate historic sex
abuse by celebrities has made a number of successes in 2014. Dave Lee Travis,
Max Clifford, Rolf Harris and Chris Denning were all sentenced to prison for a
range of offences in 2014. There are even more people due to go on trial in
2015.
People are furious as to how so many celebrities got away
with sex abuse for so long. Under pressure from politicians, the public, and
the press Home Secretary Theresa May opened an independent inquiry into child
sex abuse in July. However the inquiry has been plagued with scandal itself.
Baroness Butler-Sloss was chosen to lead the inquiry initially, however she
stood down due to her connexions with some of the people she was investigating.
Her successor, Fiona Woolf, had to stand down for the exact same reason! It was
reported late last month that May was considering scrapping the inquiry and
starting it a fresh, of perhaps creating a royal commission instead. I feel
that this would be the right decision as the inquiry has lost the confidence of
the victims of abuse, who are the people we should be most concerned about.
Allegations have also surfaced of a paedophile sex ring
that involved very powerful people, including some MPs. The abuse, which I will
not describe here, was absolutely sickening and mostly involved very young
boys. The Metropolitan Police is investigating the matter, including the murder
of three young boys. The victims of the abuse who have come forward believe
that the three boys were murdered to show the others what would happen to them
if they told anyone.
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