Over 70 alleged victims and 21 alleged suspects now identified by historical abuse investigation team

RELEASED TO MEDIA ON MONDAY 3 DECEMBER AT 9.15 AM

Regarding the current investigation into historic child abuse in Jersey, the team working on this inquiry can now confirm that we have identified:

21 alleged suspects

Over 70 alleged victims

Calls continue to be made and anyone who has information is encouraged to call either the dedicated NSPCC UK helpline or the locally based historic abuse investigation team.

The numbers are:

Freefone NSPCC number for local and UK callers:

0800 169 1173

Callers from outside the UK should ring:

+44 (0)20 7825 7489

The Historical Abuse Enquiry Team can be contacted on:

0800 735 7777

The phone numbers are available on both www.jersey.police.uk and www.gov.je/homeaffairs/police