Ex Scotland Yard Detective Constable John Wedger on London Establishment child sexual abuse
Baby P detective sues âbullyâ police after exposing child abuse and corruption A FORMER detective commended for his work on the Baby P investigation is suing police after claiming he was bullied for exposing child abuse and corruption. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/878384/baby-peter-detective-john-wedger-investigation-child-abuse-prostitution By JAMES FIELDING, EXCLUSIVE PUBLISHED: 00:01, Sun, Nov 12, 2017 John Wedger said he was forced into early retirement from the Metropolitan Police after suffering a breakdown last year brought on by post traumatic stress disorder. The former detective constable has begun a civil claim against Scotland Yard seeking damages for psychiatric injury arising from work-related stress. Mr Wedger said he was bullied after filing an intelligence report alleging that some of his colleagues knew a prostitute was pimping out girls as young as nine but turned a blind eye. He claimed he was told by a high-ranking Met officer to keep quiet or be âthrown to the wolvesâ. Last night father-of-four Mr Wedger said: âI joined the police to serve the community and make a difference. I have wholeheartedly, loyally and relentlessly pursued, arrested and prosecuted those I was tasked to target. âYet for doing so and digging up information the police did not want to deal with, my life was made hell.â Mr Wedger, 47, was involved in an investigation into a well known prostitute in 2004 who was suspected of using children. She was linked to organised crime but intelligence from âmultiple sourcesâ suggested she also had connections within the local police. The prostitute would ply youngsters, including a 14-year-old girl, with drugs and alcohol and then pimp them out to men in budget hotels near Paddington railway station in west London. During the course of the operation, Mr Wedger says he found that not only were the police aware the youngsters were being used for sex but he believed at least one officer was supplying the criminal gang with information about the investigation. After filing an intelligence report, he was brought in to see a senior officer at Scotland Yard headquarters. Mr Wedger said: âHe told me in a firm and formal manner that I had âdug too deepâ. He then stated that if I mentioned a word of my findings outside of his office then he would make sure I was âthrown to the wolvesâ. âHe said I had a job, mortgage and children to think about. He then asked me if I felt bullied at work. I replied that I was indeed bullied. âHe said there was a fairness at work form which I needed to complete. He said that once the form was completed it would be sent back to him. Pointing to a wastepaper bin he told me, âThatâs where it will end up. I will never betray fellow rank nor will anyone else. Keep your mouth shut.ââ On his last day with the unit he was called in by the same officer. He said: âHe offered me his hand, I reciprocated, and he said, âYou must give your word that you will never look into child prostitution ever again.â The experience left me traumatised and paranoid.â Mr Wedger joined the Child Abuse Investigation Command in the borough of Haringey where he became involved with the investigation in 2007 into baby Peter Connellyâs death. Mr Wedger said he was bullied after filing an intelligence report He was later praised and rewarded for the way he handled an interview with Peterâs mother, Tracey. In 2014, following the Jimmy Savile and Rotherham paedophile scandals, Mr Wedger repeated his claims of a cover-up and the bullying he suffered to a detective inspector, who he says ignored them....
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