 DS Kenny McDonald issued a statement in which he said that they believed Beech's allegations were "credible and true" but the probe was closed after 16 months when no evidence was found to corroborate the claims.Hogan-Howe initially refused to apologise to those wrongly accused by Beech, but did so after a report by Richard Henriques detailed numerous failings by the Met and found that those accused were victims of false allegations.After these failings, Hogan-Howe called for the Met to change their approach, and no longer automatically believe complainants.