Dad falsely accused of 'satanic' abuse speaks of ordeal

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Dad falsely accused of 'satanic' abuse speaks of ordeal

A father falsely accused of abusing his two children as part of a "satanic cult" has spoken of the "horrific" allegations he faced.
In an exclusive interview, Ricky says he is still receiving death threats from people who believe the claims.
In March, a family court judge dismissed the claims - also posted in internet videos - as "baseless".

She said the children had been forced to make the allegations by their mother and her new partner.

Ricky - the BBC is not publishing his full name in order to protect his children - told Victoria Derbyshire the first he knew about the allegations was last September when he was told to go to a police station.
The claims - that he led a "satanic cult" in north London and that he and other members carried out the abuse - had been made by his children in mobile phone recordings and two police interviews.
Their names and videos of them making the allegations were also widely circulated online by their mother and campaigners.

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