Labour peer dodges mass child abuse charges ‘due to dementia’

‘Fury has erupted after prosecutors said they would not charge a Labour peer with allegations of historic child sex abuse, despite credible evidence that would support 22 charges.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has admitted failing the alleged victims of Lord Greville Janner, 86, after a review of investigations found he should have been charged when suspicions were first raised.

The Lord, who was a Labour MP in Leicestershire for 27, is alleged to have abused nine boys between 1969 and 1988. More than a dozen came forward with claims. The majority were in Leicestershire care homes, where, as an MP for Leicester West, Lord Janner befriended the manager of a children’s care home to get access to vulnerable youngsters.

The Lord, who was a Labour MP in Leicestershire for 27 years, is alleged to have abused nine boys between 1969 and 1988.’

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