It is now happening daily. Two teachers, one 58, one 56, one historical (in the 90s), one recent (past two years).

Now let me be clear here. It is perfectly possible that many of these accusations and claims are true.

It is possible that, for years, teachers have been raping young girls - and boys (the cases today are both against girls).

And it is also quite possible that priests and foster parents and relatives (the largest amount) have been abusing children close to them.

From my experience, however, aggravated complaints ranging from those totally invented via those exaggerated to those that are true, are encouraged by the police in order to boost the profile of their arrests. It justifies budgets. And, best of all, it gives the media a good story.

And the media, like a brain dead dog with a bone, chase the Vile Perverts story and, as a result, don't notice the Sean Hodgson, Sally Clark, Stephen Downing type stories and concentrate on the great job our boys in the police are doing instead of the awful job allowing murderers to walk free and kill again.

Which is dangerous and (worse) silly - because these are GREAT stories!

In France they use investigative magistrates to examine evidence before proceeding.
Especially with sexual abuse cases where evidence is at best skant,or non existant we should consider a similar set up here.
There should also be independant investigators for all major miscarriages of justice.