Four other men were arrested on suspicion of child cruelty offences
A fifth man has been arrested in connection with allegations of child cruelty at an independent school.
On July 3, Merseyside Police also said a 43-year-old man from Meols, a 21-year-old man from Wallasey and a 26-year-old man from Irby had also been arrested. They were also taken into custody to be interviewed and were later conditionally bailed. Before the documentary aired, Wirral Council sent letters to parents, headteachers, as well as a response to the BBC as it immediately pulled children out of the school. In one letter to a headteacher, Assistant Director for Education James Backhouse said a complex abuse investigation was started with Merseyside Police after the council was contacted by the BBC.
The school accused the undercover reporter of "failing in her basic safeguarding duties to report significant concerns", claiming her actions put more vulnerable children at risk for longer. The BBC has strongly rejected these claims. The BBC said in response: “The BBC takes issues of safeguarding and protection of vulnerable individuals extremely seriously and has strict editorial guidelines covering undercover investigations, secret recording and investigations involving children.
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