Daily Mirror

‘Paedo ring victim’ may face charges

- BY TOM PETTIFOR Chief Crime Correspond­ent

A SUSPECTED fantasist could face charges over his claims he was raped by a VIP paedophile ring.

Detectives have spent 10 months investigat­ing the man, named only Nick, on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.

Earlier this week they passed a file to prosecutor­s, who will now decide whether to press charges.

Nick’s claims led to Operation Midland, with high-profile individual­s accused of rape and murder. They included late ex-PM Sir Edward Heath and former Home Secretary Lord Brittan.

Northumbri­a Police also probed a suspected fraudulent Criminal Injuries Compensati­on Authority claim. They said: “To date nobody has been arrested.”

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