06/02/2013

Arrests Made In Guest House 'Abuse" Probe

Police investigating child abuse allegations at a London guest house in the early 1980s have arrested two men.

The arrests were made as part of Operation Fernbridge.

The inquiry is former around claims that senior political figures and others sexually abused boys at the Elm Guest House in Barnes.

A 66-year-old in Norfolk and a 70-year-old in East Sussex have been arrested.

Commander Peter Spindler, head of the Metropolitan Police's Specialist Crime Investigations unit, said: "This is a complex multi-agency investigation supported by the NSPCC, Ceop [the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre] and Richmond Social Services involving non-recent allegations of sexual assault against children."

(GK)

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