Cameron flays witch-hunt over child abuse

Cameron flays witch-hunt over child abuse
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Summary Britain PM has criticized a television show over speculation of child abuse scandal.

Britain PM has sharply criticized a television show for handing him a list of political figures at the center of speculation over the countrys child abuse scandal.Phillip Schofield, a presenter for ITVs This Morning program, on Thursday passed David Cameron a note bearing several names during an interview.It follows an allegation by a victim of child abuse that a major inquiry into sex offending in Wales in the 1970s and 1980s failed to examine accusations against a senior figure within Camerons Conservative Party at the time.Cameron said speculation was threatening to turn into a sort of witch hunt, and chastised the program for producing a list of names mentioned on social media sites.He has ordered two new inquiries into past abuse in Wales.
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