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Satanic Abuse: The Truth

AS ONE of the darkest episodes in Middleton's history is revisited in a major BBC documentary, the Guardian looks back at how 20 children were snatched from their homes on Langley and taken into care by Rochdale Council in 1990, following allegations of 'satanic abuse' ...

What YOU paid to keep this secret

EXCLUSIVE

GAGGING the Guardian during the infamous Langley 'satanic abuse' case cost the Rochdale borough taxpayer more than £120,000, it can now be revealed.

Satanic abuse: Town in shock

SHOCK waves reverberated round the Langley estate this week as residents tried to come to terms with the revelations of the suffering of the parents and children involved in the false allegations of satanic abuse more than 15 years ago.

‘Social Services played God’

MEMBERS of the Langley community have spoken out after the screening of the BBC's so-called 'satanic abuse' documentary last week.

Satanic abuse: The truth at last

ONE of the darkest episodes in Middleton's history was revisited in a major BBC documentary screened last night (Wednesday).

Snatch victim breaks long silence

WHEN David was just 13 years old police officers and social workers raided his family home and snatched him and his sister from their beds.

'Our children have been taken away. Please help us.'

STEVE Hammond was editor of the Moston Middleton & Blackley Express, sister paper to the Middleton Guardian, when the so-called Satanic abuse scandal broke 15 years ago. Here he tells how he came across the scoop, and how Rochdale Council first reacted by imposing a total ban on reporting. Click here to also see a video of Steve's interview with Channel M.