British Lord Janner dies aged 87 amid pedophilia investigation

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Allegations: Lord Janner, pictured arriving at Westminster Magistrates' Court for a hearing on 14 August
Lord Janner's 'victims' vow to go after his millions after disgraced former Labour peer dies aged 87 - two weeks after being found unfit to stand trial over historic child sex abuse
* Former Labour peer Lord Janner died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday
* Two weeks ago he was found unfit to stand trial over historical sex charges
* The former MP was accused of a string of sex attacks on children in care
* Six alleged victims have vowed to continue to seek compensation payouts
By Stephanie Linning and Joseph Curtis For Mailonline
Published: 17:49 GMT, 19 December 2015 | Updated: 07:45 GMT, 20 December 2015
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3367112/Lord-Janner-dies-aged-87.html

Lord Janner, centre, with the Queen at a 2003 event to celebrate the Commonwealth Jewish Council

   Six of Lord Janner's alleged sex attack victims vowed to continue their
   legal battle against the disgraced former Labour peer hours after
   learning of his death.
   The veteran politician, who had been suffering from dementia for
   several years, died peacefully in his sleep at his north London home on
   Saturday after a long illness, his family said.
   The 87-year-old's family said he would be 'deeply missed' and asked for
   their period of mourning to be respected.
   His death comes two weeks after he was found unfit to stand trial over
   22 counts of sex offences against nine young children, allegedly
   carried out between the early 1960s and the late 1980s.
   A judge at the Old Bailey ruled on December 7 that Lord Janner could
   not enter a plea because he suffered from 'advanced and irreversible'
   dementia which meant he did not understand what was happening.
   Instead, Lord Janner was due to face a 'trial of the facts' in April
   2016, in which a jury would have decided whether alleged victims were
   telling the truth.
   His death means the claims will no longer be settled in court, but his
   alleged victims have said they will continue to pursue civil
   compensation claims against his estate. They could sue for as much as
   £2.5million.
   Liz Dux, lawyer at Slater and Gordon who represents a six of Janner's
   alleged victims, said: 'This is devastating news for my clients.
   'They have waited so long to see this case come before the courts, to
   be denied justice at the final hurdle is deeply frustrating.
   'Worse still is that so many opportunities to bring this matter to
   justice whilst he was well were missed.
   'All they have ever wanted is to give their evidence in court and have
   these very serious allegations tested and to be believed.'

   

   Lord Janner arriving at court in August over child abuse charges

   She added her clients will still pursue civil compensation claims
   against the Janner estate.
   However, Lord Janner gave the deeds of his £2.2million London home -
   likely to be his most valuable asset - to his children last year, so it
   is not known how much his estate will be worth.
   Lord Janner denied any wrongdoing and his family said the peer was
   'entirely innocent'.
   Outside of the House of Commons, where he served as MP Leicester West
   for 27 years, Janner had enjoyed a long and successful career as a
   lawyer, Holocaust campaigner and author.
   But his final years were overshadowed by the abuse claims he was unable
   to defend himself against. He was suspended by the Labour Party in
   April over the allegations.
   The peer, who had been on leave of absence from the House of Lords
   since October 2014, was not in court to hear Mr Justice Openshaw rule
   him unfit to stand trial earlier this month.
   

LORD JANNER GAVE HIS CHILDREN THE DEEDS TO HIS £2MILLION HOME -
   POTENTIALLY SLASHING COMPENSATION PAYOUTS TO ALLEGED VICTIMS
   Lord Janner's death brings an end to proceedings against him in the
   criminal courts.
   He was due to face a trial of facts next year, where a jury would have
   been asked to weigh up the evidence against him and decide whether he
   committed acts of child abuse.
   His death means that trial can no longer go ahead, although the jury
   would not have been able to decide whether he was guilty or innocent.
   While his alleged victims will not see action in the criminal courts,
   they can still pursue their claims for compensation in civil cases. The
   group could sue for as much as £2.5million.
   
   
   Lord Janner signed over the deeds of his £2 million flat in this complex to his children in March last year
   
   Lawyers representing six of the alleged victims have confirmed they
   will continue their claims in the High Court against his estate.
   However, it is not known how much his estate will be worth as he signed
   over the deeds of his £2million home to his children at the height of
   the police paedophile case against him.
   It puts the luxury apartment - likely to have been the peer's most
   valuable asset - out of reach for potential claims. 
   His flat, in a gated community near Hampstead Heath, north London, was
   transferred free of charge to his two daughters and son in March last
   year – the same month that police raided his Westminster office, and
   three months after they had swooped on his home.

   The Old Bailey heard Janner did not recognise his own family, had no
   memory of his political career, and could not read a book or watch the
   television.
   The judge said Janner could 'hardly speak, often making inappropriate
   and repetitive statements'. He added this meant he could not be
   interviewed by police.
   Both the prosecution and the defence had previously agreed that Lord
   Janner was too ill to enter a plea during a hearing in October.
   When he attended a previous hearing in August, Lord Janner was visibly
   confused and said to his daughter, 'Oh, this is wonderful,' as he
   entered the court.
   
   
   High profile: Lord Janner took Michael Jackson on a tour of Westminster during a visit to the UK in 2002
   

WHAT IS A 'TRIAL OF THE FACTS'?
   
   A 'trial of the facts' takes place where a jury hears the evidence
   against an individual considered too ill for a full trial.
   Jurors would have been presented with evidence from alleged victims to
   decide if Lord Janner committed the physical acts of abuse, although
   there would have been no finding of guilt or conviction.
   If a jury had decided he was responsible for the acts he was accused
   of, the judge would have had three options - a supervision order, a
   hospital order or an absolute discharge.
   In this case an absolute discharge was most likely.
   None of these amount to conviction or punishment, but Janner could have
   been moved to secure accommodation if he was found to be a risk to the
   public.
   Crucially, his alleged victims may have taken comfort from having their
   day in court and from any finding that he did commit the acts.
   That finding would have also helped with civil compensation claims.

   Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders originally declined to
   prosecute the politician, MP for Leicester West between 1970 and 1997,
   on the grounds of his mental incapacity.
   However, she reversed her decision after a public outcry, and decided
   to allow a trial of the facts to go ahead.
   Sir Mick Davis, chairman of the Jewish Leadership Council, said today:
   'The passing of Greville Janner marks the end of an era for the Jewish
   community.
   'Our thoughts and prayers are with the Janner family at this most
   difficult time.'
   
 

THE KEY DATES IN LORD JANNER'S LEGAL CASE
   January 2013
   Leicestershire Police launch Operation Enamel – the fourth
   investigation into child sex abuse allegations against Labour peer
   Greville Janner. More than a dozen alleged victims came forward to say
   he had molested them, most in Leicester care homes during the 1970s and
   1980s.
   
   February 7, 2013
   Janner speaks for last time in the House of Lords, giving a 765-word
   speech on Israel.
   
   November 26, 2013
   Votes in House of Lords for the last time, on a finance bill. Claims
   expenses.
   
   December 2013
   Police search Janner's North London home. Makes last 12 Lords
   appearances.
   
   April 2014
   After police request to speak to Janner, medical experts send report
   saying he is not fit to be interviewed because he has dementia.
   
   June 2 & 3, 2014
   Uses Westminster car park again and confirms to the authorities that he
   was there on official business, despite Parliament not sitting at the
   time.
   
   October 13, 2014
   Janner takes an indefinite leave of absence from the House of Lords.
   
   April 16, 2015
   DPP Alison Saunders says police have enough evidence to charge Janner
   with 22 offences, but will not do so as he is unfit to stand trial.
   Police and alleged victims are furious – sparking four separate reviews
   and threats of legal action.
   
   June 26, 2015
   DPP's decision is overturned and Janner is told he faces court.
   
   August 7, 2015
   Janner fails to appear in court and is threatened with arrest.
   
   August 14, 2015
   Janner appears at Westminster magistrates' court for a 59-second
   hearing in which he does not appear to understand what is happening.
   
   November 27, 2015
   Preliminary High Court hearing into the civil case launched by six of
   Janner's alleged victims, who are seeking £2.5million in damages.
   
   December 7, 2015
   Judge rules that Janner is not fit to stand trial and will therefore
   face a trial of the facts instead.

   Lord Janner: Son of an Lithuanian immigrant who became a Labour peer
   By Joseph Curtis for MailOnline
   
   Greville Janner, Baron Janner of Braunstone, was a British politician,
   barrister and writer who served as a Member of Parliament for Leicester
   West for 27 years.
   He was born in Cardiff in July 1928 to father Barnett, a Lithuanian
   immigrant who went on to become a Liberal and Labour MP, and mother
   Elsie.
   Lord Janner was educated at St Paul's School in London until he was
   evacuated to Canada during the Second World War where he attended
   school in Quebec.
   
   
   Recognition: Janner, pictured in a wig and robe with wife Myra,
   children Laura, seven, Marion, 11, and Daniel, 14, and his parents,
   after his swearing-in as a Queen's Counsel at the House of Lords
   
   When aged 18 he served in occupied Germany in the British Army's War
   Crimes Investigation Unit and at weekends he worked with Holocaust
   survivors of the Bergen-Belsen camp.
   He went on to read law at Cambridge University, where he was the
   president of the Cambridge Union, and then went on to Harvard Law
   School in the US.
   Lord Janner became a barrister in 1954 but turned his hand to politics
   a year later when he unsuccessfully ran for Parliament in Wimbledon in
   the 1955 General Election.
   
   
  Lord Janner, pictured arrving at court in August
   
   It was in 1955 he married Myra Sheink, and went on to have two
   daughters and a son with her until her death in 1996.
   He first became an MP after winning Leicester North West in 1970, which
   became Leicester West, a position he held until retiring in 1997.
   Immediately after retirement he was appointed a life peer of Leicester
   and sat in the Lords until 2014 when he took a leave of absence due to
   his health problems.
   Outside Whitehall, he served as president on the Board of Deputies of
   British Jews from 1978 to 1984 and became vice president of the World
   Jewish Congress and Jewish Leadership Council, while he also campaigned
   to get reparations for victims of the Holocaust.
   His later years were plagued with accusations of child abuse, beginning
   with children's home director Frank Beck, who himself was convicted of
   abuse in 1991.
   Beck claimed to have witnessed Janner abusing a child at the home in
   Leicester but no formal investigations took place until 2002 and 2006,
   although neither resulted in prosecution.
   Police then searched his north London home in 2013 and 2014 and
   prepared a file on child abuse allegations for the Crown Prosecution
   Service, only for the service to decide not to bring charges against
   him in April 2015 due to his poor health, as he was diagnosed with
   Alzheimer's in 2009.
   Twenty men alleged they had been abused by Lord Janner in
   Leicestershire Police's Operation Enamel and the decision not to
   prosecute prompted widespread outrage, while some of the victims came
   together to pursue compensation claims against him in the High Court.
   That decision was overturned but after several hearings the Old Bailey
   ruled him unfit to stand trial earlier this month.
   A trial of the facts was due to take place next year where a jury would
   be asked to establish whether he committed the crimes, although no
   decision over his guilt would have been possible.
   

Lord Janner takes Michael Jackson on Westminster tour in 2002
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Lord Janner finally appears in court
by 5 News , Published on Aug 14, 2015
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