Kincora
A victims of child abuse worker has said that several high profile politicians were involved in the KIncora child sex abuse scandal.
In an interview in BBC Radio Ulster this morning, Peter Saunders, the chief executive of the National Association of People Abused in Childhood said: "I cannot name names on live radio, but there are certainly names of the highest profile connected with these outrageous crimes.
"Files have been destroyed, there is no question of that, and in itself that indicates the very seriousness of this situation.
"The truth has to out. If the truth doesn't come out, then our children remain in danger for the future."
Mr Saunders has joined a host of politicians and activists who have called on the Home Office's investigation into child abuse to include Kincora, including former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone, Amnestey International and the chair of the Home Affairs Committee, Keith Vaz.
Mr Saunders also said that has little trust in the ability of the government to select the right person to head up the inquiry after the controversial resignation of Baroness Butler-Sloss over the weekend.
She stepped down from the post after victims voiced their concerns over her family connections.
He added: "I think it has to be somebody who is not sitting on one of those green or red benches in the Houses of Parliament, although there are some very good people there.
"I think we have to be careful, in whoever is appointed has to have the confidence of survivors and victims.
"Otherwise, I suspect, as with many inquiries of that nature, the prospect of a very professional, very well organised whitewash is a possibility.
"We cannot accept a whitewash, because we are talking about the future of our children's safety."