Harvey Proctor, 72, accused the Metropolitan police of effectively leaking his name to the media in a “quite outrageous” breach after searching his home in March 2015. The former politician gave evidence for a second day on Friday in the trial of Carl Beech, previously known by the alias “Nick”, who is charged with making up allegations about a supposed VIP paedophile ring. “I think he [the journalist] in part knew about that because Nick had been told by DC Chatfield on the day of the search. “The police had told [Beech] on the day of the search from within my home because DC Chatfield was the family liaison officer for Nick. Beech denies 12 counts of perverting the course of justice and one of fraud.

Source: The Guardian June 21, 2019 16:05 UTC