Former Jersey children's home Haut de la Garenne is at the centre of a major child abuse investigation. BBC News charts the home's history. 22 June 1867: Jersey Industrial School opens it doors for 'young people of the lower classes of society and neglected children'. Haut de la Garenne. In February 2008, the UK, and the world is shocked to hear that hundreds of abuse allegations have been made against the former care home at Haut de la Garenne which became a Youth Hostel in 2003, having closed as a home in 1986. Interestingly, during world war 2 the building was used by occupying German forces. Haut de la Garenne staff described the trips as a treat for children who spent long hours cooped up at the home. But in reality the kids were subjected to the vilest sexual abuse on board the luxury boats. Our source said: “The allegations about the yachting community have come in from a number of different people. Haut de la Garenne Picture: DAVID FERGUSON. (27246387) When the inquiry report was released in 2017 one of the panel’s suggestions was that the home, where abuse took place, should be knocked down.
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A MAN who claims he was repeatedly raped and abused while at Haut de la Garenne says the building should be pulled down.
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Peter Hannaford (59) spent the first 12 years of his life as an orphan at the former children’s home. Mr Hannaford, who is chairman of the Manual Workers Joint Council at the Transport and General Workers Union, has spoken publicly for the first time about his alleged harrowing experiences at the home. ‘The building has got to be erased from the ground and erased from people’s memories,’ he said. Mr Hannaford is one of the alleged victims who has spoken to Jersey police about the alleged abuse which is said to date back to the 1960s.He said that he was raped and abused from his earliest memories to when he was 12 years old.
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He now wants ‘justice’ for all the children who were at Haut de la Garenne.
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