A convicted paedophile has been found guilty of making up claims about a VIP paedophile ring in Westminster. Carl Beech, a former NHS manager known as ‘Nick’, was convicted of 12 counts of perverting the course of justice. He was also found guilty of fraud after he received a £22,000 criminal compensation payout in relation to the allegations.
Beech’s claims – which included allegations of three child murders – led to a £2.5m Metropolitan Police investigation. Edward Heath, Leon Brittan, Lord Bramall and Harvey Proctor were among those falsely accused by Beech.
Here are four people with questions to answer following Beech’s conviction:
Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe:
Operation Midland was set up as a result of the claims made by Beech, who was the single alleged victim to come forward. The 16-month inquiry involved 31 officers. It collapsed in 2016 without a single arrest being made.
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