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An aging and infirm member of Britain’s House of Lords finally appeared in court on Friday over historical child sex abuse allegations, despite his lawyers repeatedly arguing he was too ill to attend. Lord Greville Janner, 87, a former Labor member of parliament and ex-president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, is accused…
(JTA) — Back in 1991, as he was led away from the courtroom, convicted child molester Frank Beck shouted out an accusation against one of the most prominent British Jews. Greville Janner, a former leader of British Jewry and lawmaker for the Labour Party, Beck screamed, was his eager accomplice in the sexual exploitation of…
British prosecutors said on Monday an aging Jewish member of the House of Lords would now face criminal action over accusations of serious historical child sex crimes after they overturned an earlier decision following anger from alleged victims. Lord Greville Janner, 86, a former Labour member of parliament and ex-president of the Board of Deputies…
