Former British Prime Minister Edward Heath has been accused of raping a 12-year-old boy in London's Park Lane in 1961.
A 65-year-old man claimed he was sexually assaulted by Heath in 1961. He also claimed he reported the sexual attack to police but was branded as a "fantasist," according to Daily Mail.
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"I learned that he was MP for Bexley. This answered a lot of questions as to why no-one believed me about the London saga. I got called a liar and a fantasist," the victim said in statements to his legal team, according to Sky News.
Britain's police watchdog on Monday launched a probe into the matter focusing on an alleged cover-up of child abuse allegations against Heath, the then-rising star of Tory Party.
"The allegation is that a trial was due to take place in the 1990s and information was received in that trial that Sir Ted Heath was involved in the abuse of children and the allegation is from the result of that information that the trial never took place," Superintendent Sean Memory of Wiltshire Police said, according to Press Association.
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"A retired senior police officer has come forward towards the end of 2014 indicating that they were aware of this information," he further said.
"This is an appeal for victims in particular. If you have been the victim of any crime from Sir Ted Heath or any historical sexual offence, or you are a witness or you have any information about this, then please come forward," Memory appealed, according to Press Association.
Heath, a conservative party member, served as prime minister from 1970 to 1974. He passed away in 2005 at the age of 89. The former premier is the highest profile British figure named in a child sex abuse inquiry.
