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Ladybbird · 17-07-24, 06:57

Ex-UK Police Officer Faked Child-Trafficking Stories

PLUS - Jail for Corrupt UK Cop Who Used Police Computer to Plan Burglaries

BBC 17 JUL 2024

An ex-police officer who claims to save children from human traffickers has faked stories to raise money for his charity, the BBC has discovered.

Adam Whittington, founder of Project Rescue Children (PRC) says he has helped more than 700 children in countries including Uganda, Kenya and The Gambia.

But BBC File on 4 has found that some of these children have never been trafficked, and that funds raised - sometimes with the help of celebrity supporters - have not always reached children in need.

PRC has described our allegations that it does not support children as being “completely without merit, misleading and defamatory”.

Our investigation shows Mr Whittington, a British-Australian citizen, has misled donors in a variety of ways - including by raising funds for a baby supposedly rescued from people traffickers, who has actually been with her mother all along. The mother, who lives in poverty, says she and her daughter have never received any money from PRC.

Mr Whittington started working in child rescue two decades ago, after leaving the Metropolitan Police.

He set up a company retrieving children taken abroad by a parent following custody disputes, but later switched his attention to trafficked or abused children.

Both his and PRC’s social media pages have accumulated 1.5 million followers and attracted celebrity support, thanks to their shocking and sometimes disturbing content.

Sam Faiers from ITV’s The Only Way is Essex became a PRC ambassador, and last September was taken to Uganda to meet orphaned and destitute children.

While there, she appealed to her millions of fans to donate and ended up raising £137,000 ($175,000) to build a rescue centre and cover its initial running costs.

It was this fundraising drive that gave me the first real sense that something was amiss.

In the weeks after Sam Faiers’ total was announced, allegations against PRC began popping up on social media, with former ambassadors and directors alleging financial mismanagement and suggesting stories about children were being fabricated.

Less than half of the money - £58,000 ($74,000) - that donors believed would fund the construction and running costs of the proposed rescue centre, was sent to PRC’s Ugandan partner organisation, Make a Child Smile.

Its founder, Alexander Ssembatya, who has apologised to donors, told the BBC he believed the rest of the money had been “eaten by Adam Whittington and PRC”. Construction work was on hold because of a lack of funds, he added.

Alexander Ssembatya from Make a Child Smile Uganda, Adam Whittington and Sam Faiers

Sam Faiers told the BBC she was “deeply appalled” and “heartbroken” to learn that not all the funds raised had reached the children and urged Mr Whittington to “do the right thing and release the remainder of the funds immediately to where they are so desperately needed”.

PRC said the money provided was sufficient to complete construction of the rescue centre, and told the BBC it had now withdrawn from the project, accusing Mr Ssembatya of refusing to sign a contract and mismanaging funds.

It said the remaining money had been spent on other children in Uganda and the Philippines.

Joseph says he has never received any money from PRC, adding: “It pains my heart that someone is using the photos of my child for money we did not get personally.”

MORE: Corrupt UK Cop Used Police Computer to Plan Burglaries

A corrupt police sergeant was jailed for more than six years for a string of crimes that he plotted using data from force computers.

Ben Cooke, 34, stole a safe he thought contained £60,000 and tried to burgle another another property.

He claimed he dumped the safe, which contained cash and personal items, on waste ground but it has never been recovered.

Cooke, of Hirwaun, near Aberdare in south Wales, pleaded guilty to theft, attempted burglary, burglary, securing unauthorised access to computer material with intent to commit an offence and corrupt or improper exercise of police powers and privileges.

Cooke, who had been a police officer for 10 years, discovered that colleagues suspected someone had £60,000 in a safe in their home after using the police computer.

He entered the property into his police uniform while the occupant was in the shower.

Cooke later stole a door key during an investigation into a sudden death and used it to try to enter another property.

He called the force's anti-corruption hotline to confess but claimed he had been blackmailed after sending pictures of himself to another man online.

Jailing for six years and four months, the Recorder of Cardiff, Judge Tracey Lloyd-Clarke said he had made "deliberate, conscious and pre-meditated attempts" to commit offences which were of "harm to South Wales Police and police in general".

Cooke, who had no previous convictions, had "thrown away" his reputation, she added.

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Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 50,504 Thanks: 28,767 Thanked 14,428 Times in 10,234 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	Corrupt UK Cop Faked Child-Trafficking Stories, Another Planned Burglaries Ex-UK Police Officer Faked Child-Trafficking Stories PLUS - Jail for Corrupt UK Cop Who Used Police Computer to Plan Burglaries BBC 17 JUL 2024 An ex-police officer who claims to save children from human traffickers has faked stories to raise money for his charity, the BBC has discovered. Adam Whittington, founder of Project Rescue Children (PRC) says he has helped more than 700 children in countries including Uganda, Kenya and The Gambia. But BBC File on 4 has found that some of these children have never been trafficked, and that funds raised - sometimes with the help of celebrity supporters - have not always reached children in need. PRC has described our allegations that it does not support children as being “completely without merit, misleading and defamatory”. Our investigation shows Mr Whittington, a British-Australian citizen, has misled donors in a variety of ways - including by raising funds for a baby supposedly rescued from people traffickers, who has actually been with her mother all along. The mother, who lives in poverty, says she and her daughter have never received any money from PRC. Mr Whittington started working in child rescue two decades ago, after leaving the Metropolitan Police. He set up a company retrieving children taken abroad by a parent following custody disputes, but later switched his attention to trafficked or abused children. Both his and PRC’s social media pages have accumulated 1.5 million followers and attracted celebrity support, thanks to their shocking and sometimes disturbing content. Sam Faiers from ITV’s The Only Way is Essex became a PRC ambassador, and last September was taken to Uganda to meet orphaned and destitute children. While there, she appealed to her millions of fans to donate and ended up raising £137,000 ($175,000) to build a rescue centre and cover its initial running costs. It was this fundraising drive that gave me the first real sense that something was amiss. In the weeks after Sam Faiers’ total was announced, allegations against PRC began popping up on social media, with former ambassadors and directors alleging financial mismanagement and suggesting stories about children were being fabricated. Less than half of the money - £58,000 ($74,000) - that donors believed would fund the construction and running costs of the proposed rescue centre, was sent to PRC’s Ugandan partner organisation, Make a Child Smile. Its founder, Alexander Ssembatya, who has apologised to donors, told the BBC he believed the rest of the money had been “eaten by Adam Whittington and PRC”. Construction work was on hold because of a lack of funds, he added. Alexander Ssembatya from Make a Child Smile Uganda, Adam Whittington and Sam Faiers Sam Faiers told the BBC she was “deeply appalled” and “heartbroken” to learn that not all the funds raised had reached the children and urged Mr Whittington to “do the right thing and release the remainder of the funds immediately to where they are so desperately needed”. PRC said the money provided was sufficient to complete construction of the rescue centre, and told the BBC it had now withdrawn from the project, accusing Mr Ssembatya of refusing to sign a contract and mismanaging funds. It said the remaining money had been spent on other children in Uganda and the Philippines. Joseph says he has never received any money from PRC, adding: “It pains my heart that someone is using the photos of my child for money we did not get personally.” MORE: Corrupt UK Cop Used Police Computer to Plan Burglaries A corrupt police sergeant was jailed for more than six years for a string of crimes that he plotted using data from force computers. Ben Cooke, 34, stole a safe he thought contained £60,000 and tried to burgle another another property. He claimed he dumped the safe, which contained cash and personal items, on waste ground but it has never been recovered. Cooke, of Hirwaun, near Aberdare in south Wales, pleaded guilty to theft, attempted burglary, burglary, securing unauthorised access to computer material with intent to commit an offence and corrupt or improper exercise of police powers and privileges. Cooke, who had been a police officer for 10 years, discovered that colleagues suspected someone had £60,000 in a safe in their home after using the police computer. He entered the property into his police uniform while the occupant was in the shower. Cooke later stole a door key during an investigation into a sudden death and used it to try to enter another property. He called the force's anti-corruption hotline to confess but claimed he had been blackmailed after sending pictures of himself to another man online. Jailing for six years and four months, the Recorder of Cardiff, Judge Tracey Lloyd-Clarke said he had made "deliberate, conscious and pre-meditated attempts" to commit offences which were of "harm to South Wales Police and police in general". Cooke, who had no previous convictions, had "thrown away" his reputation, she added.

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