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	*[http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/operation-midland-treating-fiction-as-fact/17473 Operation Midland: treating fiction as fact]		*[http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/operation-midland-treating-fiction-as-fact/17473 Operation Midland: treating fiction as fact]
	*[http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/operation-midland-why-the-paedo-panic-wont-die/18016 Operation Midland: why the paedo panic won’t die]		*[http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/operation-midland-why-the-paedo-panic-wont-die/18016 Operation Midland: why the paedo panic won’t die]
			*[http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/no-end-in-sight-to-paedo-hysteria/18171 No end in sight to paedo hysteria]
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	::'''Note''': This is an investigation into "[[historical sex abuse (dictionary)\|historical sex abuse]]" allegations which appear to have been a completely invented. None of the allegations have been verified or substantiated.		::'''Note''': This is an investigation into "[[historical sex abuse (dictionary)\|historical sex abuse]]" allegations which appear to have been a completely invented. None of the allegations have been verified or substantiated. See: [[Witch hunt]]

	'''Operation midland''' arose out of the '''Elm Guest House child abuse scandal'''<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elm_Guest_House_child_abuse_scandal#Operation_Midland_and_homicide_allegations Elm Guest House child abuse scandal from Wikipedia]</ref> and claims of [[sexual abuse]] and [[Grooming (dictionary) \|grooming]] of children at parties held at the former Elm Guest House in Rocks Lane, near Barnes Common in south-west London during the late 1970s and 1980s. Prominent British men alleged to have attended the Guest House include former government ministers, senior MPs, top police officers, judges, pop stars, and people with links to the Royal Households.<ref name=Ind9June13/>		'''Operation midland''' arose out of the '''Elm Guest House child abuse scandal'''<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elm_Guest_House_child_abuse_scandal#Operation_Midland_and_homicide_allegations Elm Guest House child abuse scandal from Wikipedia]</ref> and claims of [[sexual abuse]] and [[Grooming (dictionary) \|grooming]] of children at parties held at the former Elm Guest House in Rocks Lane, near Barnes Common in south-west London during the late 1970s and 1980s. Prominent British men alleged to have attended the Guest House include former government ministers, senior MPs, top police officers, judges, pop stars, and people with links to the Royal Households.<ref name=Ind9June13/>

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	::'''Note''': This is an investigation into "[[historical sex abuse (dictionary)\|historical sex abuse]]" allegations which appear to have been a completely invented. None of the allegations ~~seem to~~ have been verified or substantiated.		::'''Note''': This is an investigation into "[[historical sex abuse (dictionary)\|historical sex abuse]]" allegations which appear to have been a completely invented. None of the allegations have been verified or substantiated.

	'''Operation midland''' arose out of the '''Elm Guest House child abuse scandal'''<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elm_Guest_House_child_abuse_scandal#Operation_Midland_and_homicide_allegations Elm Guest House child abuse scandal from Wikipedia]</ref> and claims of [[sexual abuse]] and [[Grooming (dictionary) \|grooming]] of children at parties held at the former Elm Guest House in Rocks Lane, near Barnes Common in south-west London during the late 1970s and 1980s. Prominent British men alleged to have attended the Guest House include former government ministers, senior MPs, top police officers, judges, pop stars, and people with links to the Royal Households.<ref name=Ind9June13/>		'''Operation midland''' arose out of the '''Elm Guest House child abuse scandal'''<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elm_Guest_House_child_abuse_scandal#Operation_Midland_and_homicide_allegations Elm Guest House child abuse scandal from Wikipedia]</ref> and claims of [[sexual abuse]] and [[Grooming (dictionary) \|grooming]] of children at parties held at the former Elm Guest House in Rocks Lane, near Barnes Common in south-west London during the late 1970s and 1980s. Prominent British men alleged to have attended the Guest House include former government ministers, senior MPs, top police officers, judges, pop stars, and people with links to the Royal Households.<ref name=Ind9June13/>

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	==Operation Midland: Child abuse inquiry ends with no charges brought==		==Operation Midland: Child abuse inquiry ends with no charges brought==
	Operation Midland which ~~reportedly~~ cost the British government over £1.8 million was reported to have come to an end by the BBC on March 21, 2016 and no further action will be brought over claims. <ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35863580 Operation Midland: Child abuse inquiry ends with no charges brought]</ref>		Operation Midland which cost the British government over £1.8 million was reported to have come to an end by the BBC on March 21, 2016 and no further action will be brought over claims. <ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35863580 Operation Midland: Child abuse inquiry ends with no charges brought]</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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	==Operation Midland: Child abuse inquiry ends with no charges brought==		==Operation Midland: Child abuse inquiry ends with no charges brought==
	Operation Midland which reportedly cost the British government over £1.8 million was reported ~~in over is~~ the BBC on March 21, 2016. <ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35863580 Operation Midland: Child abuse inquiry ends with no charges brought]</ref>		Operation Midland which reportedly cost the British government over £1.8 million was reported to have come to an end by the BBC on March 21, 2016 and no further action will be brought over claims. <ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35863580 Operation Midland: Child abuse inquiry ends with no charges brought]</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[Operation Yewtree]]		*[[Operation Yewtree]]

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	It was announced on 16 March 2015 that the Independent Police Complaints Commission was investigating claims that the Metropolitan Police had suppressed evidence of child sexual abuse and prevented the investigation of some allegations between 1970 and 2005, because of the alleged involvement of police officers and MPs. The police referred themselves to the IPCC, which described the claims as being of "high-level corruption of the most serious nature". The allegations included claims that an investigation into activities at the Dolphin Square flats had been halted; that no action had been taken in relation to a document from the Houses of Parliament that had linked prominent individuals to a paedophile ring; and that allegations of serious child sex abuse by a prominent politician had been covered up. The Metropolitan Police said in a statement that the allegations had emerged when officers were working on Operation Fairbank, and that they had "voluntarily referred the 16 separate allegations to the IPCC."<ref name="bbc met ipcc">{{cite news \|title=Metropolitan Police probed over child abuse 'cover-up' claims \|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31907201 \|work=BBC News \|date=16 March 2015 \|access-date=16 March 2015 }}</ref>		It was announced on 16 March 2015 that the Independent Police Complaints Commission was investigating claims that the Metropolitan Police had suppressed evidence of child sexual abuse and prevented the investigation of some allegations between 1970 and 2005, because of the alleged involvement of police officers and MPs. The police referred themselves to the IPCC, which described the claims as being of "high-level corruption of the most serious nature". The allegations included claims that an investigation into activities at the Dolphin Square flats had been halted; that no action had been taken in relation to a document from the Houses of Parliament that had linked prominent individuals to a paedophile ring; and that allegations of serious child sex abuse by a prominent politician had been covered up. The Metropolitan Police said in a statement that the allegations had emerged when officers were working on Operation Fairbank, and that they had "voluntarily referred the 16 separate allegations to the IPCC."<ref name="bbc met ipcc">{{cite news \|title=Metropolitan Police probed over child abuse 'cover-up' claims \|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31907201 \|work=BBC News \|date=16 March 2015 \|access-date=16 March 2015 }}</ref>

			==Operation Midland: Child abuse inquiry ends with no charges brought==
			Operation Midland which reportedly cost the British government over £1.8 million was reported in over is the BBC on March 21, 2016. <ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35863580 Operation Midland: Child abuse inquiry ends with no charges brought]</ref>
	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[Operation Yewtree]]		*[[Operation Yewtree]]

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	*[http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/operation-midland-the-hysteria-of-believing-the-victim/17530 Operation Midland: the hysteria of ‘believing the victim’]		*[http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/operation-midland-the-hysteria-of-believing-the-victim/17530 Operation Midland: the hysteria of ‘believing the victim’]
	*[http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/operation-midland-treating-fiction-as-fact/17473 Operation Midland: treating fiction as fact]		*[http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/operation-midland-treating-fiction-as-fact/17473 Operation Midland: treating fiction as fact]
			*[http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/operation-midland-why-the-paedo-panic-wont-die/18016 Operation Midland: why the paedo panic won’t die]
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	::'''Note''': This is an investigation into "[[historical sex abuse (dictionary)\|historical sex abuse]]" allegations which appear to have been a completely invented. None of the allegations seem to have been verified or substantiated.		::'''Note''': This is an investigation into "[[historical sex abuse (dictionary)\|historical sex abuse]]" allegations which appear to have been a completely invented. None of the allegations seem to have been verified or substantiated.

	'''Operation midland''' arose out of the '''Elm Guest House child abuse scandal'''<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elm_Guest_House_child_abuse_scandal#Operation_Midland_and_homicide_allegations Elm Guest House child abuse scandal from Wikipedia]</ref> ~~arose from~~ claims of [[sexual abuse]] and [[Grooming (dictionary) \|grooming]] of children at parties held at the former Elm Guest House in Rocks Lane, near Barnes Common in south-west London during the late 1970s and 1980s. Prominent British men alleged to have attended the Guest House include former government ministers, senior MPs, top police officers, judges, pop stars, and people with links to the Royal Households.<ref name=Ind9June13/>		'''Operation midland''' arose out of the '''Elm Guest House child abuse scandal'''<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elm_Guest_House_child_abuse_scandal#Operation_Midland_and_homicide_allegations Elm Guest House child abuse scandal from Wikipedia]</ref> and claims of [[sexual abuse]] and [[Grooming (dictionary) \|grooming]] of children at parties held at the former Elm Guest House in Rocks Lane, near Barnes Common in south-west London during the late 1970s and 1980s. Prominent British men alleged to have attended the Guest House include former government ministers, senior MPs, top police officers, judges, pop stars, and people with links to the Royal Households.<ref name=Ind9June13/>

	An investigation, '''Operation Fairbank''', which was led by the Metropolitan Police Service, started in late 2012. The investigation was a "scoping exercise" aimed at a "preliminary assessment of the evidence rather than a formal inquiry".<ref name=IndDec12>{{cite news \|url= http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/scotland-yard-investigating-allegations-senior-politicians-abused-children-in-the-1980s-and-used-connections-to-escape-justice-8411989.html \|author=Hickman, Martin \|title=Scotland Yard investigating allegations senior politicians abused children in the 1980s and used 'connections' to escape justice \|newspaper=[[The Independent]] \|place=London \|date=12 December 2012}}</ref> The existence of the operation was confirmed on 12 December 2012, after operating in secret for several weeks.<ref name=IndDec12/> A full criminal investigation, '''Operation Fernbridge''', was launched in February 2013 as a result of allegations arising from Operation Fairbank.<ref name="IndFeb">{{cite news \|url= http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/two-arrested-over-claims-that-mps-took-part-in-childsex-ring-8482864.html \|title=Two arrested over claims that MPs took part in child-sex ring \|place=London \|work=The Independent \|first=Martin \|last=Hickman \|date=6 February 2013 \|accessdate=6 February 2013}}</ref> In November 2014 '''Operation Midland''' was set up to examine claims of a possible homicide,<ref name=bbc141114/> later extended to cover allegations of three murders and activities at the Dolphin Square development in Pimlico and elsewhere.<ref name=bbcuk-30534235>{{cite news \|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30534235 \|title= Child abuse inquiry: Police investigate three alleged murders \|work=BBC News\|date=18 December 2014 \|accessdate=18 December 2014}}</ref>		An investigation, '''Operation Fairbank''', which was led by the Metropolitan Police Service, started in late 2012. The investigation was a "scoping exercise" aimed at a "preliminary assessment of the evidence rather than a formal inquiry".<ref name=IndDec12>{{cite news \|url= http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/scotland-yard-investigating-allegations-senior-politicians-abused-children-in-the-1980s-and-used-connections-to-escape-justice-8411989.html \|author=Hickman, Martin \|title=Scotland Yard investigating allegations senior politicians abused children in the 1980s and used 'connections' to escape justice \|newspaper=[[The Independent]] \|place=London \|date=12 December 2012}}</ref> The existence of the operation was confirmed on 12 December 2012, after operating in secret for several weeks.<ref name=IndDec12/> A full criminal investigation, '''Operation Fernbridge''', was launched in February 2013 as a result of allegations arising from Operation Fairbank.<ref name="IndFeb">{{cite news \|url= http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/two-arrested-over-claims-that-mps-took-part-in-childsex-ring-8482864.html \|title=Two arrested over claims that MPs took part in child-sex ring \|place=London \|work=The Independent \|first=Martin \|last=Hickman \|date=6 February 2013 \|accessdate=6 February 2013}}</ref> In November 2014 '''Operation Midland''' was set up to examine claims of a possible homicide,<ref name=bbc141114/> later extended to cover allegations of three murders and activities at the Dolphin Square development in Pimlico and elsewhere.<ref name=bbcuk-30534235>{{cite news \|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30534235 \|title= Child abuse inquiry: Police investigate three alleged murders \|work=BBC News\|date=18 December 2014 \|accessdate=18 December 2014}}</ref>

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	::'''Note''': This is an investigation into "[[historical sex abuse (dictionary)\|historical sex abuse]]" allegations which appear to have been a completely invented. None of the allegations seem to have been verified or substantiated.		::'''Note''': This is an investigation into "[[historical sex abuse (dictionary)\|historical sex abuse]]" allegations which appear to have been a completely invented. None of the allegations seem to have been verified or substantiated.

	~~The~~ '''Elm Guest House child abuse scandal'''<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elm_Guest_House_child_abuse_scandal#Operation_Midland_and_homicide_allegations Elm Guest House child abuse scandal from Wikipedia]</ref> arose from claims of [[sexual abuse]] and [[Grooming (dictionary) \|grooming]] of children at parties held at the former Elm Guest House in Rocks Lane, near Barnes Common in south-west London during the late 1970s and 1980s. Prominent British men alleged to have attended the Guest House include former government ministers, senior MPs, top police officers, judges, pop stars, and people with links to the Royal Households.<ref name=Ind9June13/>		'''Operation midland''' arose out of the '''Elm Guest House child abuse scandal'''<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elm_Guest_House_child_abuse_scandal#Operation_Midland_and_homicide_allegations Elm Guest House child abuse scandal from Wikipedia]</ref> arose from claims of [[sexual abuse]] and [[Grooming (dictionary) \|grooming]] of children at parties held at the former Elm Guest House in Rocks Lane, near Barnes Common in south-west London during the late 1970s and 1980s. Prominent British men alleged to have attended the Guest House include former government ministers, senior MPs, top police officers, judges, pop stars, and people with links to the Royal Households.<ref name=Ind9June13/>

	An investigation, '''Operation Fairbank''', which was led by the Metropolitan Police Service, started in late 2012. The investigation was a "scoping exercise" aimed at a "preliminary assessment of the evidence rather than a formal inquiry".<ref name=IndDec12>{{cite news \|url= http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/scotland-yard-investigating-allegations-senior-politicians-abused-children-in-the-1980s-and-used-connections-to-escape-justice-8411989.html \|author=Hickman, Martin \|title=Scotland Yard investigating allegations senior politicians abused children in the 1980s and used 'connections' to escape justice \|newspaper=[[The Independent]] \|place=London \|date=12 December 2012}}</ref> The existence of the operation was confirmed on 12 December 2012, after operating in secret for several weeks.<ref name=IndDec12/> A full criminal investigation, '''Operation Fernbridge''', was launched in February 2013 as a result of allegations arising from Operation Fairbank.<ref name="IndFeb">{{cite news \|url= http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/two-arrested-over-claims-that-mps-took-part-in-childsex-ring-8482864.html \|title=Two arrested over claims that MPs took part in child-sex ring \|place=London \|work=The Independent \|first=Martin \|last=Hickman \|date=6 February 2013 \|accessdate=6 February 2013}}</ref> In November 2014 '''Operation Midland''' was set up to examine claims of a possible homicide,<ref name=bbc141114/> later extended to cover allegations of three murders and activities at the Dolphin Square development in Pimlico and elsewhere.<ref name=bbcuk-30534235>{{cite news \|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30534235 \|title= Child abuse inquiry: Police investigate three alleged murders \|work=BBC News\|date=18 December 2014 \|accessdate=18 December 2014}}</ref>		An investigation, '''Operation Fairbank''', which was led by the Metropolitan Police Service, started in late 2012. The investigation was a "scoping exercise" aimed at a "preliminary assessment of the evidence rather than a formal inquiry".<ref name=IndDec12>{{cite news \|url= http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/scotland-yard-investigating-allegations-senior-politicians-abused-children-in-the-1980s-and-used-connections-to-escape-justice-8411989.html \|author=Hickman, Martin \|title=Scotland Yard investigating allegations senior politicians abused children in the 1980s and used 'connections' to escape justice \|newspaper=[[The Independent]] \|place=London \|date=12 December 2012}}</ref> The existence of the operation was confirmed on 12 December 2012, after operating in secret for several weeks.<ref name=IndDec12/> A full criminal investigation, '''Operation Fernbridge''', was launched in February 2013 as a result of allegations arising from Operation Fairbank.<ref name="IndFeb">{{cite news \|url= http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/two-arrested-over-claims-that-mps-took-part-in-childsex-ring-8482864.html \|title=Two arrested over claims that MPs took part in child-sex ring \|place=London \|work=The Independent \|first=Martin \|last=Hickman \|date=6 February 2013 \|accessdate=6 February 2013}}</ref> In November 2014 '''Operation Midland''' was set up to examine claims of a possible homicide,<ref name=bbc141114/> later extended to cover allegations of three murders and activities at the Dolphin Square development in Pimlico and elsewhere.<ref name=bbcuk-30534235>{{cite news \|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30534235 \|title= Child abuse inquiry: Police investigate three alleged murders \|work=BBC News\|date=18 December 2014 \|accessdate=18 December 2014}}</ref>

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	==Operation Fairbank==		==Operation Fairbank==
	The police investigation known as Operation Fairbank was first set up under conditions of secrecy. ''The Independent on Sunday''<ref name="Hanning">{{cite news \|url= http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/special-report-police-revisit-the-grim-mystery-of-elm-guest-house-8420435.html \|title=Special report: Police revisit the grim mystery of Elm Guest House \|place=London \|work=The Independent on Sunday \|first1=James \|last1=Hanning \|first2=Paul \|last2=Cahalan \|date= 16 December 2012 \|accessdate=16 December 2012}}</ref> reported that it focused on claims of [[sexual abuse]] and the [[grooming]] of children, involving parties for men at the former Elm Guest House in Rocks Lane, close to Barnes Common in south-west London, during the late 1970s and 1980s.		The police investigation known as Operation Fairbank was first set up under conditions of secrecy. ''The Independent on Sunday''<ref name="Hanning">{{cite news \|url= http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/special-report-police-revisit-the-grim-mystery-of-elm-guest-house-8420435.html \|title=Special report: Police revisit the grim mystery of Elm Guest House \|place=London \|work=The Independent on Sunday \|first1=James \|last1=Hanning \|first2=Paul \|last2=Cahalan \|date= 16 December 2012 \|accessdate=16 December 2012}}</ref> reported that it focused on claims of [[sexual abuse]] and the [[Grooming (dictionary)\|grooming]] of children, involving parties for men at the former Elm Guest House in Rocks Lane, close to Barnes Common in south-west London, during the late 1970s and 1980s.

	The guest house was managed at the time by Carole Kasir, who died in 1990 at the age of 47; an inquest found that the cause was an overdose of insulin. Two employees from the National Association for Young People in Care told the coroner they believed that because Kasir seemingly had not had an insulin injection for three days, she had been murdered. Nevertheless, she was found to have committed suicide.<ref name="Hanning"/> A party was raided by the police in 1982, following which 12 boys gave evidence that they had been abused by men at the house. Kasir was convicted of the charge of running a disorderly house, but allegations of abuse against children, and a subsequent reported investigation in 2003, were apparently not pursued.<ref name="Hanning"/>		The guest house was managed at the time by Carole Kasir, who died in 1990 at the age of 47; an inquest found that the cause was an overdose of insulin. Two employees from the National Association for Young People in Care told the coroner they believed that because Kasir seemingly had not had an insulin injection for three days, she had been murdered. Nevertheless, she was found to have committed suicide.<ref name="Hanning"/> A party was raided by the police in 1982, following which 12 boys gave evidence that they had been abused by men at the house. Kasir was convicted of the charge of running a disorderly house, but allegations of abuse against children, and a subsequent reported investigation in 2003, were apparently not pursued.<ref name="Hanning"/>

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	::'''Note''': This is an investigation into "[[historical sex abuse (dictionary)\|historical sex abuse]]" allegations which appear to have been a completely invented. None of the allegations seem to have been verified or substantiated.		::'''Note''': This is an investigation into "[[historical sex abuse (dictionary)\|historical sex abuse]]" allegations which appear to have been a completely invented. None of the allegations seem to have been verified or substantiated.

	'''Operation midland''' arose out of the '''Elm Guest House child abuse scandal'''<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elm_Guest_House_child_abuse_scandal#Operation_Midland_and_homicide_allegations Elm Guest House child abuse scandal from Wikipedia]</ref> ~~arose from~~ claims of [[sexual abuse]] and [[Grooming (dictionary) \|grooming]] of children at parties held at the former Elm Guest House in Rocks Lane, near Barnes Common in south-west London during the late 1970s and 1980s. Prominent British men alleged to have attended the Guest House include former government ministers, senior MPs, top police officers, judges, pop stars, and people with links to the Royal Households.<ref name=Ind9June13/>		'''Operation midland''' arose out of the '''Elm Guest House child abuse scandal'''<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elm_Guest_House_child_abuse_scandal#Operation_Midland_and_homicide_allegations Elm Guest House child abuse scandal from Wikipedia]</ref> and claims of [[sexual abuse]] and [[Grooming (dictionary) \|grooming]] of children at parties held at the former Elm Guest House in Rocks Lane, near Barnes Common in south-west London during the late 1970s and 1980s. Prominent British men alleged to have attended the Guest House include former government ministers, senior MPs, top police officers, judges, pop stars, and people with links to the Royal Households.<ref name=Ind9June13/>

	An investigation, '''Operation Fairbank''', which was led by the Metropolitan Police Service, started in late 2012. The investigation was a "scoping exercise" aimed at a "preliminary assessment of the evidence rather than a formal inquiry".<ref name=IndDec12>{{cite news \|url= http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/scotland-yard-investigating-allegations-senior-politicians-abused-children-in-the-1980s-and-used-connections-to-escape-justice-8411989.html \|author=Hickman, Martin \|title=Scotland Yard investigating allegations senior politicians abused children in the 1980s and used 'connections' to escape justice \|newspaper=[[The Independent]] \|place=London \|date=12 December 2012}}</ref> The existence of the operation was confirmed on 12 December 2012, after operating in secret for several weeks.<ref name=IndDec12/> A full criminal investigation, '''Operation Fernbridge''', was launched in February 2013 as a result of allegations arising from Operation Fairbank.<ref name="IndFeb">{{cite news \|url= http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/two-arrested-over-claims-that-mps-took-part-in-childsex-ring-8482864.html \|title=Two arrested over claims that MPs took part in child-sex ring \|place=London \|work=The Independent \|first=Martin \|last=Hickman \|date=6 February 2013 \|accessdate=6 February 2013}}</ref> In November 2014 '''Operation Midland''' was set up to examine claims of a possible homicide,<ref name=bbc141114/> later extended to cover allegations of three murders and activities at the Dolphin Square development in Pimlico and elsewhere.<ref name=bbcuk-30534235>{{cite news \|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30534235 \|title= Child abuse inquiry: Police investigate three alleged murders \|work=BBC News\|date=18 December 2014 \|accessdate=18 December 2014}}</ref>		An investigation, '''Operation Fairbank''', which was led by the Metropolitan Police Service, started in late 2012. The investigation was a "scoping exercise" aimed at a "preliminary assessment of the evidence rather than a formal inquiry".<ref name=IndDec12>{{cite news \|url= http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/scotland-yard-investigating-allegations-senior-politicians-abused-children-in-the-1980s-and-used-connections-to-escape-justice-8411989.html \|author=Hickman, Martin \|title=Scotland Yard investigating allegations senior politicians abused children in the 1980s and used 'connections' to escape justice \|newspaper=[[The Independent]] \|place=London \|date=12 December 2012}}</ref> The existence of the operation was confirmed on 12 December 2012, after operating in secret for several weeks.<ref name=IndDec12/> A full criminal investigation, '''Operation Fernbridge''', was launched in February 2013 as a result of allegations arising from Operation Fairbank.<ref name="IndFeb">{{cite news \|url= http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/two-arrested-over-claims-that-mps-took-part-in-childsex-ring-8482864.html \|title=Two arrested over claims that MPs took part in child-sex ring \|place=London \|work=The Independent \|first=Martin \|last=Hickman \|date=6 February 2013 \|accessdate=6 February 2013}}</ref> In November 2014 '''Operation Midland''' was set up to examine claims of a possible homicide,<ref name=bbc141114/> later extended to cover allegations of three murders and activities at the Dolphin Square development in Pimlico and elsewhere.<ref name=bbcuk-30534235>{{cite news \|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30534235 \|title= Child abuse inquiry: Police investigate three alleged murders \|work=BBC News\|date=18 December 2014 \|accessdate=18 December 2014}}</ref>

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	::'''Note''': This is an investigation into "[[historical sex abuse (dictionary)\|historical sex abuse]]" allegations which appear to have been a completely invented. None of the allegations seem to have been verified or substantiated.		::'''Note''': This is an investigation into "[[historical sex abuse (dictionary)\|historical sex abuse]]" allegations which appear to have been a completely invented. None of the allegations seem to have been verified or substantiated.

	~~The~~ '''Elm Guest House child abuse scandal'''<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elm_Guest_House_child_abuse_scandal#Operation_Midland_and_homicide_allegations Elm Guest House child abuse scandal from Wikipedia]</ref> arose from claims of [[sexual abuse]] and [[Grooming (dictionary) \|grooming]] of children at parties held at the former Elm Guest House in Rocks Lane, near Barnes Common in south-west London during the late 1970s and 1980s. Prominent British men alleged to have attended the Guest House include former government ministers, senior MPs, top police officers, judges, pop stars, and people with links to the Royal Households.<ref name=Ind9June13/>		'''Operation midland''' arose out of the '''Elm Guest House child abuse scandal'''<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elm_Guest_House_child_abuse_scandal#Operation_Midland_and_homicide_allegations Elm Guest House child abuse scandal from Wikipedia]</ref> arose from claims of [[sexual abuse]] and [[Grooming (dictionary) \|grooming]] of children at parties held at the former Elm Guest House in Rocks Lane, near Barnes Common in south-west London during the late 1970s and 1980s. Prominent British men alleged to have attended the Guest House include former government ministers, senior MPs, top police officers, judges, pop stars, and people with links to the Royal Households.<ref name=Ind9June13/>

	An investigation, '''Operation Fairbank''', which was led by the Metropolitan Police Service, started in late 2012. The investigation was a "scoping exercise" aimed at a "preliminary assessment of the evidence rather than a formal inquiry".<ref name=IndDec12>{{cite news \|url= http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/scotland-yard-investigating-allegations-senior-politicians-abused-children-in-the-1980s-and-used-connections-to-escape-justice-8411989.html \|author=Hickman, Martin \|title=Scotland Yard investigating allegations senior politicians abused children in the 1980s and used 'connections' to escape justice \|newspaper=[[The Independent]] \|place=London \|date=12 December 2012}}</ref> The existence of the operation was confirmed on 12 December 2012, after operating in secret for several weeks.<ref name=IndDec12/> A full criminal investigation, '''Operation Fernbridge''', was launched in February 2013 as a result of allegations arising from Operation Fairbank.<ref name="IndFeb">{{cite news \|url= http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/two-arrested-over-claims-that-mps-took-part-in-childsex-ring-8482864.html \|title=Two arrested over claims that MPs took part in child-sex ring \|place=London \|work=The Independent \|first=Martin \|last=Hickman \|date=6 February 2013 \|accessdate=6 February 2013}}</ref> In November 2014 '''Operation Midland''' was set up to examine claims of a possible homicide,<ref name=bbc141114/> later extended to cover allegations of three murders and activities at the Dolphin Square development in Pimlico and elsewhere.<ref name=bbcuk-30534235>{{cite news \|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30534235 \|title= Child abuse inquiry: Police investigate three alleged murders \|work=BBC News\|date=18 December 2014 \|accessdate=18 December 2014}}</ref>		An investigation, '''Operation Fairbank''', which was led by the Metropolitan Police Service, started in late 2012. The investigation was a "scoping exercise" aimed at a "preliminary assessment of the evidence rather than a formal inquiry".<ref name=IndDec12>{{cite news \|url= http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/scotland-yard-investigating-allegations-senior-politicians-abused-children-in-the-1980s-and-used-connections-to-escape-justice-8411989.html \|author=Hickman, Martin \|title=Scotland Yard investigating allegations senior politicians abused children in the 1980s and used 'connections' to escape justice \|newspaper=[[The Independent]] \|place=London \|date=12 December 2012}}</ref> The existence of the operation was confirmed on 12 December 2012, after operating in secret for several weeks.<ref name=IndDec12/> A full criminal investigation, '''Operation Fernbridge''', was launched in February 2013 as a result of allegations arising from Operation Fairbank.<ref name="IndFeb">{{cite news \|url= http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/two-arrested-over-claims-that-mps-took-part-in-childsex-ring-8482864.html \|title=Two arrested over claims that MPs took part in child-sex ring \|place=London \|work=The Independent \|first=Martin \|last=Hickman \|date=6 February 2013 \|accessdate=6 February 2013}}</ref> In November 2014 '''Operation Midland''' was set up to examine claims of a possible homicide,<ref name=bbc141114/> later extended to cover allegations of three murders and activities at the Dolphin Square development in Pimlico and elsewhere.<ref name=bbcuk-30534235>{{cite news \|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30534235 \|title= Child abuse inquiry: Police investigate three alleged murders \|work=BBC News\|date=18 December 2014 \|accessdate=18 December 2014}}</ref>