Missed
oportunity
It is a shame that the NHS/DOH made the decision to outsource the inquiry and install a man like Ray Galloway.
By hijacking the meetings held under the guise of listening to the victims and witnesses. In order to learn from the past and prevent the same situation ever re occurring. The DOH denied compensation and or psychiatric care to most of those brave enough to come forward.
Using the meetings to determine civil and or criminal liability, despite this being beyond the scope of the inquiry, has doubtless put victims and witnesses off speaking out.
Had they taken a more magnanimous stance and done what the health secretary told them to do when he said, “the victims must be believed”, they may have wasted a few thousand pounds on a handful of chancers but could have saved hundreds of thousands on legal fees.
In addition, only a few years later. Despite Jeremy Hunt’s speech, we read once again in the press that another “Savile” style abuse scandal has been running for decades,
Maybe if they had listened during the Speaking Out meetings, rather than upsetting victims, others may have come forward. As a result, they may have detected the following crimes years sooner, in my opinion, those in authority, even cabinet ministers, may make great speeches, but they do not mean them.
The Daily Mail 25 November 2020
Porter at Great Ormond Street children’s hospital, 55, is charged with ‘decades-long catalogue of sex crimes against young boys he groomed at work’
Paul Farrell, 55, from Camden, north London worked at GOSH since the mid 80s
The porter was sacked after he was arrested by the Met Police in January 2020
He is expected to appear at Wood Green Crown Court in London on Friday
A porter at a world famous NHS children's hospital is appearing in court tomorrow morning having been charged with sexually abusing numerous children over the course of more than three decades.
Paul Farrell, 55, was arrested by the Metropolitan Police in January, having been accused of grooming children he met though his work at Great Ormond Street Hospital before sexually abusing them.
Farrell, who began working at GOSH in the 1980s is facing 84 charges, including sexually assaulting children, indecent assault on a male, attempted rape and rape.
He was also charged with paying for the sexual services of a child and making indecent photographs of a child.
Farrell, who is from Camden, north London, was sacked as soon as the allegations against him were made.
A spokesperson for Great Ormond Street Hospital told MailOnline: These are truly awful charges and we know that our hospital community, including our patient families, will have concerns or questions.
Due to the ongoing legal proceedings, we cannot go into the details of the case, but we can confirm that the individual who has been charged was dismissed from the Trust and we are continuing to work closely with the police.
Safeguarding children is fundamental to the care we provide. Our policies are in line with national best practice and include swift processes for managing concerns about staff when they are raised.
If anyone is concerned by what they have read in the media, the NSPCC have a helpline available on 0800 101 996 or email help@nspcc.org.uk.
As this is an ongoing police investigation, we are not able to say anything further at this current time for legal reasons.'
A Scotland Yard spokesman told MailOnline Farrell was arrested in January 2020 and has been charged with a total of 84 offences.
According to Scotland Yard: 'The charges relate to seven victims, and alleged offences committed between 1985 and 2018.
He is in custody, and is next due to appear at Wood Green Crown Court on Friday, 27 November for a plea and directions hearing.
Farrell was arrested on January 16, 2020, and first appeared at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court upon charge. The ongoing investigation is being led by officers from the Central North Command Unit safeguarding team.'
Paul Farrell, 55, from Camden, is charged with the following offences (84 in total)
· Two counts of indecency with a child
· Twenty eight counts of indecent assault on a male
· Twenty counts of sexual assault of a child under 13
· Five counts of causing a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity
· Four counts of sexual activity with a child under 13
· One count of attempted rape of a child under 13
· Nine counts of sexual activity with a child under 16
· Three counts of causing a child under 16 to engage in sexual activity
· Two counts of attempted rape
· One count of rape
· One count of paying for sexual services of a child
· Three counts of possessing indecent photograph / pseudo-photo of a child
· Four counts of making indecent photograph / pseudo-photograph of a child
· One counts of possessing extreme pornographic images
