‘Westminster paedophile ring’ accuser charged over indecent images

A man known only as Nick who claimed he had been raped and abused by a Westminster paedophile ring has been charged with offences relating to indecent images of children, it is understood.

The accuser, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, sparked Operation Midland after he told police he had been abused for nine years by the VIP gang.

But the £2.5 million investigation closed without a single arrest, despite the Metropolitan Police raiding the homes of prominent figures including Lord Bramall and the late ex-home secretary Lord Brittan.

Nick now faces six charges, including making indecent images of children, all of which he has denied.

A Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) spokesman said: “In June 2017 a man was charged with four counts of making indecent images of children, one count of possessing indecent images of children and one count of voyeurism.

“The man has pleaded not guilty to all charges and the matter is due for trial before the Crown Court.”

Last September, Northumbria Police said it had passed a file to the CPS to decide if charges of perverting the course of justice and fraud would be brought against Nick.

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