Medomsley abuse investigation
Detectives have launched a new investigation into a former youth detention centre in County Durham amid allegations that hundreds of young inmates may have been systematically abused there in the 1970s and 80s.
Police: "The victims have shown extreme bravery"
Detective Chief Inspector Brad Howe, Durham Police.
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