Operation Care
Police investigation in Merseyside, England
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Operation Care was the name given to a police investigation concerning widespread allegations of historical child sexual abuse in children's homes in the Merseyside district of England.[1]
The investigation carried on, despite claims that police used 'trawling' methods to dig up evidence.[2] Trawling was stopped[when?] following the Home Affairs Select Committee findings.[which?] Trawling continued under the title of 'dip-sampling'.[citation needed] As a result a number of people were convicted as a result of the investigations, and some convictions stand. Survivors who gave evidence have been accused of being motivated by possible compensation.[citation needed]
In his 2011 autobiography No Smoke, No Fire, footballer and manager Dave Jones details the terrible suffering caused to innocent ex-care workers due to false accusations made as a result of the methods used by the investigators.