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The man who claimed to have been the victim of a VIP child sex abuse and murder ring has been charged with 12 counts of perverting the course of justice and one of fraud. The man who claimed to have been the victim of a VIP child sexual abuse and murder ring has been charged with 12 counts of perverting the course of justice and one of fraud.
The claims from “Nick” led to Scotland Yard’s disastrous Operation Midland investigation into the claims from the 1970s and 80s. He is charged over false claims of child sexual abuse and child killings. The claims from “Nick” led to Scotland Yard’s disastrous Operation Midland investigation. He is charged over false claims of child sexual abuse and child killings.
The Crown Prosecution Service said on Tuesday it had authorised the series of criminal charges against the 50-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons.The Crown Prosecution Service said on Tuesday it had authorised the series of criminal charges against the 50-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons.
The claims led to the Met investigating public figures including the former military chief Lord Bramall, the former home secretary Leon Brittan and the former Conservative MP Harvey Proctor.The claims led to the Met investigating public figures including the former military chief Lord Bramall, the former home secretary Leon Brittan and the former Conservative MP Harvey Proctor.
One charge against Nick relates to Proctor and accuses him of “doing acts tending and intended to pervert the course of public justice, in that he made a false allegation of witnessing the child homicide of an unnamed boy committed by Mr Harvey Proctor”.One charge against Nick relates to Proctor and accuses him of “doing acts tending and intended to pervert the course of public justice, in that he made a false allegation of witnessing the child homicide of an unnamed boy committed by Mr Harvey Proctor”.
On Tuesday, the CPS said it had examined evidence from an investigation by Northumbria police before making its decision. On Tuesday the CPS said it had examined evidence from an investigation by Northumbria police before making its decision.
Frank Ferguson, the CPS head of special crime, said: “The CPS has considered a file of evidence from Northumbria police relating to allegations of perverting the course of justice and fraud by a 50-year-old man.Frank Ferguson, the CPS head of special crime, said: “The CPS has considered a file of evidence from Northumbria police relating to allegations of perverting the course of justice and fraud by a 50-year-old man.
“The police investigation provided evidence that the man had made a number of false allegations alleging multiple homicides and sexual abuse said to have been carried out in the 1970s and 1980s. Following careful consideration we have concluded there is sufficient evidence to bring a number of criminal charges.“The police investigation provided evidence that the man had made a number of false allegations alleging multiple homicides and sexual abuse said to have been carried out in the 1970s and 1980s. Following careful consideration we have concluded there is sufficient evidence to bring a number of criminal charges.
“He has today been charged with 12 counts of perverting the course of justice and one count of fraud and will appear before Westminster magistrates court in due course.”“He has today been charged with 12 counts of perverting the course of justice and one count of fraud and will appear before Westminster magistrates court in due course.”
The fallout from Operation Midland, which collapsed amid heavy criticism of the police, led to an inquiry by a retired senior judge, Sir Richard Henriques.The fallout from Operation Midland, which collapsed amid heavy criticism of the police, led to an inquiry by a retired senior judge, Sir Richard Henriques.
The inquiry, which was published in 2016, identified 43 failings by Met detectives who spent 16 months and more than £2m pursuing the allegations. The inquiry report, published in 2016, identified 43 failings by Met detectives who had spent 16 months and more than £2m pursuing the allegations.
The criminal charges say Nick perverted the course of justice when he “falsely alleged that he had been sexually and physically abused by a paedophile ring, with senior ranking officers within the military, military intelligence, a TV presenter and other unidentified men accused as members.”
Three of the charges allege he falsely claimed to have witnessed child homicides.
It is also alleged that Nick perverted the course of justice when he “provided a list of sexual abusers and locations falsely alleging that he had been subjected to physical and sexual abuse by the said sexual abusers at the said locations.”
He is also charged with perverting the course of justice when he “provided sketches of locations at which he had been physically and sexually abused, falsely claiming that he had produced them from memory”.
Nick is also alleged to have “provided a pen knife and two military epaulettes falsely alleging that he had retained them from when he was abused as a child” and to have “falsely claimed that he had suffered serious injuries as a result of having been sexually and physically abused as a child”.
Another CPS charge alleges Nick “falsified an … email account and provided false information purportedly sent from ‘Fred’, an individual who he had named as present when he was abused by a paedophile ring.”
He is also alleged to have perverted the course of justice when “he went together with investigators on site visits and falsely alleged that it was at locations identified by him during those visits that he had been subjected to physical and sexual abuse by a paedophile ring”.
The single fraud charge alleges that Nick “on or about the day of 26 September 2013 dishonestly made representations to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, namely that he was subjected to abuse by a paedophile ring, knowing this to be untrue and intending thereby to make a gain for himself”.
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