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Observer B reportedly told journalist Liam Clarke that he knew of abuse at the [[Kincora]] children's home. | Observer B reportedly told journalist Liam Clarke that he knew of abuse at the [[Kincora]] children's home. | ||
| − | ::My case officer told me to leave McGrath to them and I have always believed they used the information (about his sexual activities) to recruit him as an informer, | + | ::'My case officer told me to leave McGrath to them and I have always believed they used the information (about his sexual activities) to recruit him as an informer,' Observer B told me. |
| − | ::He was referring to William McGrath, the housemaster of Kincora Boys' Home and one of three men later jailed for abusing youngsters in his care. Observer B, who had supplied a dossier to MI5, was promptly told to leave McGrath's Tara paramilitary group and join the UDA.<ref>Liam Clarke, [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/debateni/blogs/liam-clarke/kincora-mi5-knew-about-it-but-did-nothing-that-much-is-certain-30434446.html Kincora: MI5 knew about it but did nothing, that much is certain], ''Belfast Telegraph'', 16 July 2014.</ref> | + | ::He was referring to [[William McGrath]], the housemaster of Kincora Boys' Home and one of three men later jailed for abusing youngsters in his care. Observer B, who had supplied a dossier to MI5, was promptly told to leave McGrath's [[Tara]] paramilitary group and join the UDA.<ref>Liam Clarke, [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/debateni/blogs/liam-clarke/kincora-mi5-knew-about-it-but-did-nothing-that-much-is-certain-30434446.html Kincora: MI5 knew about it but did nothing, that much is certain], ''Belfast Telegraph'', 16 July 2014.</ref> |
==External resources== | ==External resources== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:01, 17 July 2014
Observer B was an informant working for the British Army and MI5 officers 'Julian' and 'James' in Northern Ireland in the 1970s.[1]
Observer B reportedly told journalist Liam Clarke that he knew of abuse at the Kincora children's home.
- 'My case officer told me to leave McGrath to them and I have always believed they used the information (about his sexual activities) to recruit him as an informer,' Observer B told me.
- He was referring to William McGrath, the housemaster of Kincora Boys' Home and one of three men later jailed for abusing youngsters in his care. Observer B, who had supplied a dossier to MI5, was promptly told to leave McGrath's Tara paramilitary group and join the UDA.[2]
External resources
- Witness Statement: Observer B', Bloody Sunday Inquiry, archived at the National Archives.
- Witness Statement: 'Julian'', Bloody Sunday Inquiry, 2 February 2000, archived at the National Archives.
Notes
- ↑ Witness Statment: Observer B' Bloody Sunday Inquiry, 2 February 2000, archived at the National Archives.
- ↑ Liam Clarke, Kincora: MI5 knew about it but did nothing, that much is certain, Belfast Telegraph, 16 July 2014.
