A father accused of running a satanic cult where children were abused by paedophiles within a McDonald's in north London has been cleared by a judge.
The two children, aged 8 and 9, were filmed by the mother and had their wild accusations put on Youtube where millions of people viewed the material, many of whom had 'a sexual interest in children'.
She also reported to social services that the head of the cult was her ex-husband.
Today describing the claims as part of a child custody case, Justice Pauffley said: "Specifically, it was said that babies were supplied from all over the world.
"They were bought, injected with drugs and then sent by TNT or DHL to London. The assertions were that babies had been abused, tortured and then sacrificed.
"Their throats were slit, blood was drunk and cult members would then dance wearing babies' skulls - sometimes with blood and hair still attached - on their bodies.
"All the cult members wore shoes made of baby skin produced by the owner of a specified shoe repair shop."
It was alleged that much of the activity took place at a North London McDonald's where it was said that babies were prepared and cooked in ovens in a "secret kitchen" then eaten by cult members.
Also in on the smear campaign was dad's new partner.
The children, who were in the care of the mother but have since been taken into care, were forced to appear in Youtube videos making the allegations which formed into a popular online conspiracy therory.
In court, they were named only as P and Q.
The judge added: "Both P and Q have suffered significantly.
"Their innocence was invaded. Their minds were scrambled. Their grip on reality was imperilled.
"They were introduced to sexual practices of which they had no real understanding at a time when they should have been shielded from such things."
Clearing the father of any wrongdoing, the judge said today "with complete conviction that none of the allegations are true".
She added she was "entirely certain that everything the children said about those matters was fabricated.
"The claims are baseless. Those who have sought to perpetrate them are evil and or foolish," added the judge.
She said that the Youtube clips were likely themselves to attract the attention of real-life peadophiles.
She added: "It is inevitable that a large proportion of those have a sexual interest in children.
"Any rational adult who uploads film clips to Youtube featuring children speaking about sexual activity must be assumed to realise that fact."
The judge said that while she felt compelled to name the adults in the case, she would not name the children as their role in making the allegations was forced upon them.
She said: "My priority is to protect them from further harm of whatever kind."
The court heard that the children had been forced by their mother and her partner "to provide concocted accounts of horrific events."
After hearing the allegations, social services asked the court to conduct a fact finding mission.
She said: "The stories came about as the result of relentless emotional and psychological pressure as well as significant physical abuse.
"Torture is a strong word but it is the most accurate way to describe what was done to the children."
"The children were made to take part in filmed mobile phone recordings in which they relayed a series of fabricated satanic practices.
"All the signs are that those responsible for posting material derive a great deal of personal satisfaction from attracting interest to their spiteful work from many thousands of people.
"It's akin to the sensation, I imagine, of a Facebook user receiving an indication that some posting or other has been 'liked'.
"The individuals who have watched online film clips, read online articles and believed in the allegations would do well to reflect that 'things may not be what they seem', and that it is all too easy to be duped on the basis of partial information.
"There are many campaigning people, sadly, who derive satisfaction from spreading their own poisonous version of history irrespective of whether it is true or not."
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