It serves as Jersey's first Youth Hostel but today Haut de La Garenne is the focus of a police investigation after the discovery of human remains and allegations of child abuse. Here is a timeline of events around the investigation.
23 Feb 2008 - Police sniffer dog discovers human remains within building and shows 'indications' at six other sites on the property. The remains are sent to the UK for dating.
19 Feb2008 - Police excavation using sniffer dog and ground radar begins.
30 Jan 2008 - Man charged with indecently assaulting three girls under 16 in connection with investigation.
22 Nov 2007 - Police appeal for information from the public over child abuse probe investigation. They focus on the abuse of boys and girls aged between 11 and 15 since the 1960s, including links between the house and the Jersey Sea Cadets. Police helplines receive over 100 calls and emails from the public.
Helpline Information
An NSPCC helpline has been setup for people who may have been affected by abuse at the home. Within Jersey: 0800 169 1173 Outside Jersey: + 44(0)20 7825 7489 Lines open: Monday to Friday: 9am - 11pm
11 Sep 2007 - Former health minister, Senator Stuart Syvret, dismissed from his role over the manner in which he voiced concerns about children's services.
2004 - The care home re-opens as Jersey's first youth hostel after a £2.25m refurbishment of the two-storey Victorian building.
1986 - Home closed.
1900 - Home renamed the Jersey Home for Boys and serves as a school and an orphanage as part of Jersey's childcare provision, housing up to 60 young people with special needs.
1867 - Haut de la Garenne is built and was originally known as the Industrial School, for "young people of the lower classes of society and neglected children."
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