Two arrested in Elm House paedophile ring investigation The Elm Guest House was allegedly run as a male brothel in the early 1980s and police have been investigating claims that boys from the children's home were taken there where they were used to have sex with adult men. It has been alleged that among those who frequented the guesthouse were a number of high profile figures including senior politicians and personalities from the entertainment industry. Cyril Smith, the late Liberal MP for Rochdale, who was recently exposed as a serial child abuser, has already been named as a regular guest at the property. Speaking in Parliament in October last year, Mr Watson told MPs that a file of evidence used to convict Peter Righton of importing child pornography in 1992 contained "clear intelligence" of a sex abuse gang. Mr Watson alleged that a member of the group had bragged about links with a senior aide to a former prime minister. Commander Peter Spindler, head of the MPS Specialist Crime Investigations, said: "This is a complex multi agency investigation supported by the NSPCC, CROP and Richmond Social Services involving non recent allegations of sexual assault against children. It is vital that anyone who has been affected by or has information about activity in the early 1980s at the Elm Guest House, or the Grafton Close care home, in Barnes speaks to the NSPCC on their Helpline on 0808 800 5000, or their local police. A spokesman for Richmond Council, which ran the care home, said: "Richmond Council considers the safeguarding of all children and young people as an utmost priority and we take any allegations of abuse very seriously. As such we are offering our full support and cooperation to the police during their investigation. As the investigation is ongoing, it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time.