The BBC have reported that archaeologists and forensic scientists are conducting fingertip searches of a former Jersey children's home where the remains of a child have been found.
The remains found at Haut de la Garenne on Saturday were detected by a sniffer dog through several inches of concrete.Jersey police say the dog has also indicated other areas that warrant further investigation.
The search is part of an ongoing police investigation into alleged abuse on the island dating back more than 40 years.
Jersey's Deputy Chief Police Officer, Lenny Harper, who is in charge of the investigation, said detectives thought it was possible they may find more remains at the building in St Martin, on the east coast of the Channel Island....
.....Jersey Police began investigating allegations of abuse in 2006. More than 140 potential victims or witnesses have contacted a helpline set up last year, a police spokeswoman said.
Police have identified dozens of possible suspects in connection with the wider inquiry, with detectives following up leads in Europe and as far away as Australia.
The investigation involves several government institutions and organisations in Jersey, with the Haut de la Garenne home and Jersey Sea Cadets the main focus of the inquiry.
It is centered on the abuse of boys and girls aged between 11 and 15, since the 1960's. The excavation of the home, involving a sniffer dog and ground radar, started on Tuesday. The child's remains have been sent to the UK for dating.
The remains are thought to date from the early 1980s. Police have not said whether they are male or female.
Mr Harper said that identification of the child would be a "long and arduous" process but officers were back at police headquarters making inquiries into missing children.... Full report
A F.A.C.T. spokesman said that it was very important that a thorough investigation was made into the allegations made by former residents at the Haut de la Garenne.
F.A.C.T. is never the less concerned that the reporting of these alleged events and of the ongoing investigation itself, has at times, been most irresponsible. The language used by the Press and to some extent by the police is not helpful and could undermine justice.
"It is important that all those involved remain objective in their analysis and professional in their approach. To use the language of the Victorians not only distorts the picture but increases the distress felt by those who have been abused".
"The lessons from similar investigation in the UK and indeed worldwide show that the accompanying moral panic and desire to blame others leads to innocent people being wrongly accused of abuse. We very much much hope this doesn't happen in Jersey".