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'My career was ended by police presuming I was guilty’
Carl Beech - the paedophile whose false claims of abuse against public figures were once described as "credible and true" by police - has been sentenced to 18 years for perverting the course of justice.
In the aftermath of the Jimmy Savile scandal, were police too quick to believe historical sex abuse allegations?
Former teacher Simon Warr, who was falsely accused of assault, tells Jim Reed his story.
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