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Sunday 25th November 2001

700-page dossier reads like Who's Who of perverts

A GIGANTIC police dossier details the child sex secrets of some of
Britain's favourite stars. The 700-page report, studied by the News of
the World, makes horrifying reading.

TV star Jonathan King, jailed for seven years this week for a string of
underage sex offences, is simply the first name in a gigantic police
initiative codenamed Operation Arundel.

The investigation by Surrey police grew out of the orginal inquiry into
56-year-old King's activities.

Though, for legal reasons, the News of the World cannot yet name the
celebrities, we can reveal that King's debauched cronies - identified in
the dossier or on a list held by Scotland Yard, include:

* A CHART STAR:
Good-looking and a very big international name. Famous for a string of
top 10 hits including teen ballads. Huge young following. Cultivates a
squeaky-clean image. He was named to police as a 'like-minded
individual' to King and his pervert pals. This man has also recently
found success in another branch of showbiz.

* A POP IDOL:
Member of world-famous pop band whose bizarre clothes have been copied
by diehard young fans. Figured on thousands of posters on teenagers'
bedroom walls. Named as a paedophile to police although none of the
statements makes any direct allegations against either him or the pop
star.

* A TV PRESENTER:
A huge celebrity and known by his inner circle to have a sickening
interest in young boys. Presents family shows and is a regular at telly
charity events. One of his close pals is a convicted paedophile whom he
helped out with a £10,000 gift. The convicted abuser targeted charities
and aid agencies around the world to gain access to 'easy-prey'
children. He was sacked from a charity in Ethiopia after being caught
taking a young boy back to his bedroom. The married TV presenter
befriended the paedophile on holiday in Sri Lanka several years ago and
was introduced to a string of young boys. A housewives' favourite, he
has carried out voluntary work. On trips abroad he meets a network of
contacts and is introduced to young boys whom he abuses.

* A PEER:
A married earl who served in the House of Lords for more than 20 years
as a Lib-Dem. He had an unblemished record of public service and had
completed a good deal of work with children's charities, but his name
was put forward by victims as an associate of the paedophiles. The peer,
who ran a jazz shop in his youth, was a former pupil at the Scottish
public school Gordonstoun, where Prince Charles was once a boarder.

* TWO DJs:
They are said to be at the heart of King's paedophile ring. One, a Radio
1 legend, was convicted of sexually abusing a string of boys as young as
13 in Prague.

He served a four-and-a-half year sentence for the offences, which he
completed in May this year. But the Home Office requested that the Czech
authorities hold him in custody so they could launch a case to get him
extradited back to Britain. They hope he will face a further catalogue
of abuse allegations uncovered after King's case came to light.

He refused to co-operate with fast-track deportation procedures, which
means it will be several months before he is flown back to Britain.

The second DJ has been an influential record industry figure.

The original whistleblower who told police about King's abuse also named
both DJs as vital cogs in the circle of abuse. The victim, who cannot be
named, said he was passed around between the DJs, King and others for
their gratification.

* A RECORD PRODUCER:
Involved with some of the biggest bands in the business. He is also at
the centre of the abuse, cops believe.

Many of the ring's victims were picked up at a teenage disco called the
Walton Hop, run from a former theatre in Walton-on-Thames.

Last night, a police source on Operation Arundel, told News of the World
investigators: "You'd be amazed just how famous some of the abusers are.
They've made their names by being squeaky-clean..

"In secret they're monsters."

DO you recognise any of these men as your abuser? Ring 0207 782 1001 any
day, 10am-6pm. A sympathetic reporter will be waiting to take your call.