A British barrister’s “horrific” and violent abuse of more than 100 children and young men was covered up within the Church of England for decades, according to the conclusion of a damning report.
John Smyth QC is believed to be the most prolific serial abuser to be associated with the Church of England, a long-awaited independent review found.
power entrusted to him”.
But one of Smyth’s victims, Mark Stibbe, told the programme: “I think he should resign… I think there’s so much shame, so much pain, so much agony associated with this”.
Smyth and his wife Anne were excommunicated by his local church in Cape Town, South Africa, the year before he died.
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