Vulnerable boys were trafficked from a children ’ s home before being abused by ‘ very powerful ’ figures in a Westminster paedophile ring , a victim has claimed . Richard Kerr , 53 , said he was one of three youngsters who were taken from the home in Belfast to London in the 1970s . Once in the capital , they were allegedly molested by politicians and other Establishment figures at Dolphin Square and Elm Guest House – which are now under investigation by Scotland Yard . Claims : Richard Kerr , 53 , said he was abused by ‘ powerful people ’ in a Westminster paedophile ring . His account provides the first clear link between three alleged major VIP paedophile rings that operated in London and Northern Ireland . And the claims will add weight to calls for the allegations about the Irish children ’ s home to be covered by the official abuse inquiry now being chaired by judge Lowell Goddard . Mr Kerr told how he suffered abuse at Kincora children ’ s home in Belfast , where victims have accused MI5 of blocking police inquiries . He said he and two other boys were then trafficked to London in 1977 , where they suffered further abuse in two locations . He said he endured his most violent ordeal at Elm Guest House in Barnes , south-west London . Boys – many in local authority care – are alleged to have been abused by figures including the late Liberal MP Cyril Smith , Cabinet ministers , clergymen , pop stars , spies , judges and members of the royal household . Site 1 : The Kincora children ’ s home in Belfast . Mr Kerr said he was one of three youngsters who were taken from the home to London in the 1970s . ‘ I was tied up here . I do remember that . I don ’ t know why I was tied up , but I was tied up with my hands behind my back , ’ he told Channel 4 News . ‘ They took photographs . Other men were there . Other men came into the room . It wasn ’ t just this one man. ’ Site 2 : Location of the former Elm Guest House in Barnes , south-west London . Mr Kerr , who now lives in Dallas , Texas , made a highly emotional return to London last month to visit the scenes of his alleged abuse for the first time in over three decades . He claimed he was also taken to the exclusive Dolphin Square apartment complex in Pimlico , where police are investigating allegations that a Conservative MP murdered a young boy . He said : ‘ I remember going in with this guy . He told me to sit down and relax and explained about his [ drinking ] glasses . ‘ He had Waterford Crystal and he wanted me to have a brandy , and we had a small one . And then we had a sexual encounter. ’ Scotland Yard has said allegations surrounding the murder of three boys by a VIP paedophile ring linked to Dolphin Square are ‘ credible and true ’ . One alleged victim , known only as Nick , has already claimed he saw a Conservative MP strangle a 12-year-old boy around 1980 and that a Tory Cabinet minister watched as another boy was murdered the following year . Mr Kerr , whose full interview will be broadcast by Channel 4 News at 7pm tonight , said the two boys from Kincora children ’ s home who were taken to London with him both went on to kill themselves . He said his abusers included politicians but he still had fears about naming them . ‘ I need to know that I can have faith in our government , ’ he said . ‘ But right now , when they ’ re not willing to bring Kincora into Westminster , the message that sends to me is that there ’ s some kind of cover-up , and there has been. ’ Abuse victims were granted leave in February to bring a legal challenge to the Government ’ s refusal to include Kincora in the remit of Justice Goddard ’ s wide-ranging abuse inquiry . Site 3 : Dolphin Square luxury flats complex in Pimlico , London . Police are investigating allegations that a Conservative MP murdered a young boy there . The children ’ s home in east Belfast was run by William McGrath , the head of an extreme Protestant loyalist group called Tara and an alleged MI5 informant . He and two other members of staff – William Semple and Joseph Mains – were jailed in 1981 for sexually assaulting boys in their care . But Mr Kerr , who was sent to live at Kincora in 1975 aged 14 , said two plain clothes policemen visited him before the trial and warned him not to talk . In February , lawyers for the victims told the High Court in Belfast that MI5 was aware of the abuse but allowed it to continue to protect those responsible from prosecution . Home Secretary Theresa May said last month that Justice Goddard ’ s abuse inquiry would share information with a separate review being held in Northern Ireland .
Richard Kerr says he was taken from the Belfast home to London in 1970s . Claims he and two other youngsters were abused by ‘ very powerful ’ figures . Mr Kerr , who now lives in Dallas , Texas , made a highly emotional return to London last month to visit the scenes of his alleged abuse . Account provides the first clear link between three alleged major Channel 4 News paedophile rings that operated in London and Northern Ireland .