Former British prime minister Edward Heath has been named in the child sex abuse investigations in UK. An independent police watchdog has launched a formal inquiry into claims that Wiltshire police did not properly investigate allegations of sexual offences against children, involving the former Conservative prime minister.
The Wiltshire Police has now appealed for anyone who believes they may have been victims of the former PM. The probe has been launched after claims made by a retired senior police officer that found the force's hand ling of the original investigation, which dates back to the 1990s, inadequate.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission said, “The IPCC is to investigate allegations that Wiltshire police didn't pursue a prosecution when a person threatened to say Edward Heath may have been involved in offences concerning children.“ Heath died aged 89 in 2005. He was the PM from 1970 to 1974.
A spokesperson for Wiltshire Police said, “The IPCC investigation will specifically consider how the force responded to allegations when they were received in the 1990's. Edward Heath has been named in relation to offences concerning children. He lived in Salisbury for many years and we would like to hear from anyone who has relevant information that may assist us in our enquiries or anyone who believes they may have been a victim.“ In what could be the biggest sexual scandal to hit Westminster, three UK MPs and three members of the House of Lords are believed to have been named in a dossier concerning investigations into the alleged Westminster paedophile ring.
A man has claimed he was raped by Edward Heath when he was 12, as police launch an inquiry into the alleged “cover-up“ of child sex abuse allegations levelled at the former British PM. In an interview with The Mirror, the alleged victim, now in his 60s, claimed he was sexually assaulted by Edward in his Mayfair flat in 1961 after being picked up while hitchhiking.
