Lawyers for the Labour peer's alleged victims told the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) that there was a 'culture of deference' towards Lord Janner. Nick Stanage, representing several complainants, said Lord Janner was offered 'the luxury of a series of timid and incomplete investigations'. David Enright, on behalf of his client, added: 'It appears Lord Janner enjoyed the halo effect of high office, and children the default of disbelief.' Mr Hewson said a man known as 'Nick' came forward to the Metropolitan Police in late 2014, claiming to have been abused by Lord Janner. 'There was minimal detail about the alleged conduct of Lord Janner, there was no timing, no place - anything else, really.

Source: Daily Mail October 30, 2020 17:50 UTC