Paedophile ring claims man in the dock
A man who claimed there was a paedophile ring operating within Westminster has appeared in court.
The 50-year-old, known only as Nick, sparked a police probe after reporting he was sexually assaulted by public figures, and saw three boys being murdered.
Nick, whose identity is not being revealed for legal reasons, appeared in court on 12 counts of perverting the course of justice and one count of fraud.
He had claimed he was systematically abused and tortured by senior politicians, members of the armed forces, intelligence figures and a TV presenter during the 1970s and 1980s.
One of the perverting the court of justice charges says he made a false allegation of witnessing the murder of an unnamed boy by former Conservative MP Harvey Proctor.
His allegations were examined in a Metropolitan Police investigation – codenamed Operation Midland.
In September last year, Northumbria Police passed a file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service which led to Nick being charged.
He appeared in custody yesterday at Newcastle Crown Court, sitting as magistrates’ court, and has been remanded in custody
He will reappear at the same venue on November 19.