Guilty verdicts mark end of abuse inquiry

Saturday 27th November 2010, 3:00PM GMT.

Morag and Anthony Jordan leave the Royal Court yesterday afternoon. Picture: DAVID FERGUSON (01102658)

AFTER almost three years of drama and controversy, Jersey’s historical child abuse inquiry came near to an end yesterday with the conviction of two former States employees on assault charges.

In the final case in what became the biggest police investigation in living memory, Morag and Anthony Jordan, former houseparentsat the Haut de la Garenne children’s home, were convicted in the Royal Court of assaulting children in their care in the 1970s and 1980s. However, they were both acquitted of the majority of the charges against them.

After the verdict, Acting Chief Inspector Alison Fossey said that at this time no one else was charged in connection with the inquiry. She said: ‘We are currently finalising all outstanding matters and anticipate that the inquiry will draw to a close in the near future.’

• See Saturday’s JEP for the full report

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