Barnardo’s children’s charity has confirmed that it will return money donated by convicted paedophile Miles Esterson , after the JC revealed that he had raised the funds using an alias.
The UK charity, which has received a £3.1million government-backed grant to combat child sex abuse, said it would not accept the £450 raised by Esterson after he took part in the Prudential London-Surrey 100 bike ride this month using the name Miles Stone.
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A Barnardo’s spokeswoman said: “We are returning all of the money raised by this individual as we suspect the nature of the allegations raised are in conflict with our basis and values.”
