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Met police investigating 255 historical football sexual abuse allegations
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of The Guardian (One of the UK's leading newspapers)
Posted: February 6th, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jan/30/met-police-i...
Officers are investigating 255 allegations of historical sexual abuse involving 77 football clubs in London, including five from the Premier League, the Metropolitan police have said. All the capitals top flight teams Arsenal, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United are understood to be involved. A Met spokesman said: The allegations are connected with individuals at 77 named clubs or teams.The breakdown for those clubs is: five in the Premier League, three against Championship clubs, three against clubs in Leagues One and Two, and there have also been 66 other named clubs, which would include non-league or non-professional or amateur teams. DCS Ivan Balhatchet of the sexual offences, exploitation and child abuse command said: The Met take all allegations seriously and specialist officers will work through the information passed to them. Anyone who has been the victim of sexual assault should contact their local force, or call the NSPCC helpline. Earlier this month, the National Police Chiefs Council, which is coordinating the nationwide police investigation Operation Hydrant, said more than 500 complainants and 184 potential suspects had been identified. Latest figures put the number of potential victims at 526.
Note: Watch an excellent segment by Australia's "60-Minutes" team "Spies, Lords and Predators" on a pedophile ring in the UK which leads to the highest levels of government. A second suppressed documentary, "Conspiracy of Silence," goes even deeper into this topic in the US. For more, see concise summaries of deeply revealing sexual abuse scandal news articles from reliable major media sources.
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