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Jimmie McAlpine: Northern Chairman of England builders Alfred McAlpine Ltd.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/no...ry-abuse-claim
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Lord McAlpine was exonerated by the 1997 Waterhouse inquiry of any involvement in the abuse of children in the north Wales homes but not named because of an order by the retired judge preventing the identification of either victims or alleged abusers. As a result he has been the subject of persistent smears, which resurfaced following the Newsnight allegations about a senior Tory.
But the allegations made by Messham began to unravel after it emerged that he told the Waterhouse inquiry in 1997 that the McAlpine family member he believed to be his abuser was now dead. Lord McAlpine is alive and living in Italy.
The mounting concerns over Messham's allegations will be awkward for David Cameron who has already been accused of over-reacting to claims that senior Conservatives were involved in child abuse by ordering two inquiries into an issue which had already been thoroughly investigated by a public inquiry.
Boys from Bryn Estyn would be taken in "working parties" to the homes of two McAlpine family members in the area – Gerwyn Hall and Marchwiel Hall, both a few miles south-east of Wrexham town centre.
Gerwyn Hall, a grand Georgian house hidden by woodland from the public road, was occupied by Jimmie McAlpine, who died in 1991, six years before the Waterhouse inquiry began. Jimmie's wife, Cynthia, still living at the hall, declined to talk when approached by the Guardian.
Jimmie McAlpine chaired the north of England builders Alfred McAlpine Ltd. His Times obituary recorded: "His other main interest was vintage cars, and he amassed what was at one time the biggest private collection in Britain."
Waterhouse, a retired high court judge, concluded that although Messham was testifying in good faith, and had indeed suffered extensive sexual abuse, his evidence was inconclusive about "any member of the X family". He left open the possibility that Messham might have been wrongly told by a third party that a McAlpine was involved, or have jumped to conclusions.
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So, Jimmie did it ..... 
Last edited by Omah; 09-11-2012 at 11:22 AM.
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