Historic abuse complaint

A man from Blyth claims that the years of physical and sexual abuse he suffered in North East children's homes have been swept under the carpet.

Terry Priestner says when he complained, the police told him "that's how things were those days".

Now - more than 30 years on - he is fighting for justice, with the support of his MP. But the police insist they have done all they can.

Gregg Easteal reports.

A man from Blyth claims police told him "that's just how thing's were in those days" when he made a string of complaints about physical and sexual abuse while at North East care homes in the early 1970s.

Terry Priestner is calling for his case to be urgently reinvestigated. Northumbria Police says it treats all allegations of this kind seriously and sensitively but that there is no new evidence upon which charges could be brought.