THE historic child abuse inquiry in Jersey was a poorly-managed mess, according to Detective Superintendent Mick Gradwell.

A SENIOR judge has branded former deputy Jersey police chief Lenny Harper’s media activities as he led the Haut de la Garenne investigation as ‘extraordinary’.

FORMER children’s home worker Gordon Wateridge was yesterday found guilty of eight counts of indecently assaulting three young girls.

THE jury is out in the trial of a former house parent at Haut de la Garenne who is accused of 19 counts of indecent assault.

ENOUGH evidence exists to charge many more people over historic abuse allegations in Jersey, according to the man initially in charge of the investigation.

CONFIRMATION from the Treasury minister that the States cannot control its expenditure is a worrying admission, for clearly no organisation can operate effectively, efficiently or for the long term without being in charge of its costs. In addition, the minister’s honesty might be seen to raise issues of government credibility.

DISCOVERIES are continuing at Haut de la Garenne which undermine the case that there were murders at the former care home.

AS THE fallout from the blighted Jersey police investigation into historic child abuse continues, what is increasingly clear is that the two frontline casualties in the affair are trust and confidence. Sadly, the very people – the police – who are responsible for a catastrophic loss of public confidence are also the same people who [...]

A GUERNSEY-born former resident of Haut de la Garenne fears justice will never be done for child abuse victims.

A PARTICULARLY savage irony in yesterday’s admission by Jersey’s police that they have bungled key aspects of the investigation into allegations of historic child abuse in the island was the suggestion by the new deputy chief officer that what has been said and interpretations that have been made could prevent fair trials from going ahead [...]