On 30th December the BBC broadcast Fergal Keane’s interview with Lenny Harper.
In “Taking a Stand” Fergal Keane talks to people who have taken risks and made sacrifices to stand up for what they believe in.
Lenny Harper was, until his retirement, the policeman who investigated the Haut de la Garenne abuse investigations. He attracted much publicity, and some of it, to put it politely, critical.
For those with an interest in the case I recommend that you listen to the programme. All you need to do is log on to BBC Radio 4′s website and select “listen again” and scroll down for “Taking a Stand“.
The Haut de la Garenne case is one that is not going to go away. Whether you agree with what Mr Harper did and said is nether here or there in my opinion, and this is because the abuse allegations are too extensive to be dismissed. Undoubtedly the full story of what happend may never unfold, but each victim has their own unique tale to tell and we should now be listening to them.
Alan Collins
Solicitor-advocate
Verisona