Ex-policeman held in abuse probe

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The 50-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of "serious crimes" at the Haut de la Garenne home and elsewhere in Jersey.

A police spokeswoman would not say what the crimes were or confirm his identity.

It is understood he is a former Jersey police officer who worked as a volunteer at the home before leaving the force to work with the Jersey children's service.

The spokeswoman said: "The man has been arrested in connection with serious crimes at Haut de la Garenne and elsewhere in Jersey.

"The States of Jersey Police can confirm that a number of searches are also being carried out in connection with this arrest and the historical abuse inquiry. No further details will be given unless charges follow."

The man is the fourth arrested as part of the inquiry and the third to be connected with Haut de la Garenne.

The home is at the centre of one of Britain's biggest ever abuse investigations where more than 100 people claim they were abused.

Police have excavated four secret underground chambers at the building, referred to as punishment rooms by some victims, and have found shackles, a large blood stained bath and children's teeth.

So far 26 teeth have been found in the cellars and one was located in a cistern in the courtyard. Police said tests on the teeth revealed that most were "very unlikely to have come out naturally before death".