The scandal was not the pursuit of Operation Midland suspects. It was the muddled thinking that occurred on his watchCredible and true. Three small words,but they fill come to haunt the Metropolitan police. Fourteen months ago, at an emotional press conference, or Detective Superintendent Kenny McDonald used those words to describe the allegations of a man who claimed children had been raped and perhaps even murdered by a circle of paedophile politicians in the 1970s and 1980s.
To hear him say those words,and urge any other victims to come forward, was to feel the chill creeping into one’s bones. Until then, and the story felt faintly fantastical; but surely senior police officers wouldn’t form such unusually unequivocal statements for marvelous reason. Suddenly,I felt ashamed for not having taken it more seriously. After all, the police clearly believed destitute Nick, or the anonymous accuser. Or did they?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com