ITV - UK
http://www.itv.com/news/2012-11-06/north-wales-police-handed-dozens-of-picture-of-abuse/
North Wales police 'handed dozens of pictures of abuse'
Tue 6 Nov 2012
last updated Thu 13 Dec 2012
UK Lord McAlpine Newsnight
Steve Messham, one of the abuse victims in the North Wales children's home scandal, at Gwydyr House, the Wales Office on Whitehall, Photo: PA Wire 
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Director general of the NCA Keith Bristow will review the original police handling of the case - which dates back to the 1970s and 1980s - as well as looking at the latest allegations by one of the victims.
Another inquiry will investigate the original inquiry into the abuse, the Waterhouse Inquiry, which received evidence from 259 people in Clwyd and Gwynedd between 1996 and 2000.
The inquiries come as Steve Messham, who says he was abused by a high ranking member of the Conservative Party, told ITV News that he stole "dozens and dozens" of photographs of abuse from the home of a paedophile, and handed them to North Wales police.
Mr Messham told UK Editor Lucy Manning that despite evidence of abuse, North Wales police failed to take action against most of the men involved. He said:
� There was certainly a cover-up within government, and there was certainly a cover-up within North Wales Police. I took dozens and dozens of photographs to North Wales Police, which I stole from a paedophile's flat. The faces and what they were doing in the photos was horrifying
More alleged victims have come forward to ITV News to talk about their ordeals. Alan Leyhon said he was taken from the home by a "network of powerful men" that passed victims around to other schools. He said:
� I can't say Masonic, but people in power. Ex-military, ex-judges or ex-police or even active judges or police is what we were told then.
Prime Minister David Cameron said he would make sure "no stone is left unturned" in the inquiry to ensure the allegations are "looked into as soon as possible." He said:
� These are dreadful allegations, and we must get to the bottom of them as quickly as possible, to make sure the victims are listened to.
One of the alleged victims, Neil Osborne, said too many of perpetrators never had to face up to their crimes. He said:
� I couldn't tell my parents, I couldn't say anything to my parents, as I was too ashamed to. I just want people to know, that what happened really happened.
Meanwhile, a former resident of the home claimed that he saw former Conservative MP Sir Peter Morrison - a one-time aide to Margaret Thatcher who died in 1995 - at the home on several occasions.
The former care home resident, who was not identified, told Channel Four News that, while he did not know who the man was at the time, he now recognises him.
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