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In July 2014, Exaro began publishing articles in which Carl Beech, then known publicly under the pseudonym "Nick", falsely accused prominent men of having abused him. Four months later, Beech told
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broadcast on 6 October 2015, a former Elm Guest House prostitute was interviewed who claimed that he was unaware of any MPs visiting the brothel. UK journalist John Oakes told them he had investigated Chris Fay's claims, but had never been able to find any "solid" information nor trace of photos Fay
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had been involved in abuse and that in March 1990 he had seen a photograph of
Brittan with a young boy. He said the picture had been shown to him by Carole Kasir, co-owner of the Elm Guest House, who died weeks later. Fay alleged that children from the Grafton Close Children's Home in
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of children, involving parties for men at the former Elm Guest House. Police also investigated historic allegations from the Grafton Close Children's Home. Operation Fairbank caused much speculation on the internet but did not uncover the alleged paedophile ring.
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he had evidence that there was a "powerful paedophile network linked to Parliament and Number 10". Watson made his comments after having been passed information from the investigative news website
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said he had seen. A man named Mark stated that he had been an abuse victim at Grafton Close but had never been to Elm Guest House and had never spoken to Fay. Another person interviewed by
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