Lord Janner
Lord Janner 
Greville Janner, a.k.a. Lord Janner, was charged with 22 sex crimes dating back to the 1960s against nine boys and men, but because of his dementia, he was deemed unfit to be tried. Nevertheless, a decision was made to proceed with a trial of the facts. The trial would have had no power to sentence Janner, who was not required to be present. Its purpose would have been to try to establish what had gone on.
Sexual misconduct allegations
In 1991, Leicestershire Police investigated allegations that Janner was involved in child abuse at a children’s home. In November 1991 a former children’s home resident gave evidence at the trial of a convicted paedophile, claiming that Janner regularly abused him. In December 1991 the Crown Prosecution Service stated that they would not prosecute Janner over the allegations. The CPS repeated this decision in 2007 after receiving more testimony of a similar nature.[1]
Trial abandonment
However, in January 2016, the prosecutor Richard Whittam QC told the trial judge, Mr Justice Openshaw, that the proceedings planned for the Old Bailey in April that year. His decision has been widely criticised.[2]
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Henriques report 190116.pdf | report | 19 November 2016 | Richard Henriques | The Henriques Report into police and CPS failures in the matter of alleged abuse of children in care, over an extended period by Greville Janner |
