An inquiry which was intended to investigate why paedophile rings seem to be exempt from capture has had its entire database permanently and completely deleted. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) issued a formal apology after vital testimony from victims of child sexual abuse was "instantly and permanently deleted" from its servers.
The Inquiry said that the loss of data was due to a technical malfunction, which dumped an untold number of testimonies that were submitted to its official website. It now claims that there was no security breach and that, while the testimonies were lost, the privacy of the victims is not at risk.