The police watchdog have launched an investigation into allegations that the Metropolitan Police covered up child sex offences involving officers and MPs.
Former pop star Gary Glitter has been jailed for 16 years for sexually abusing three young girls.
South Yorkshire Police have been accused of ignoring and actively obstructing investigations into the abuse of children in Rotherham by two victims.
Home Secretary Theresa May has announced plans for a review into the handling of information about historical child sex abuse allegations.
It couldn’t have been released at a better time, Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, director Alex Gibney’s latest documentary, which delves into the horrific scandal of child sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church.