A whistleblower has claimed that Edinburgh council bosses were "hell-bent" on protecting a senior social worker who was a serial abuser.
Jonathan Stanners said he raised concerns about the behaviour of Sean Bell nine years before Mr Bell took his own life last year while awaiting trial on physical and sexual abuse charges.
An inquiry found Mr Bell, 58, had been protected by an "old boys network".
Ex-council employee Mr Stanners is calling for a further investigation.
City of Edinburgh Council says all of the inquiry's recommendations are being implemented.
Now a documentary film maker, Mr Stanners made a formal complaint in 2011 alleging that his then colleague Mr Bell was misusing funds and bullying staff.
He also raised concerns that the council social worker - who rose to a senior position in the children and families department - had physically assaulted another employee.
"They were hell-bent on protecting him, and protecting the City of Edinburgh Council from scandal, that they quashed it and isolated me, isolated the team and the service," Mr Stanners told BBC Scotland.
"Having been through this whole process, it's very clear that this is a message that when you whistleblow, you better be prepared for what comes at you.
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