John Smyth QC: Decades of abuse covered up by church, report …
Nov 7, 2024 · 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. Smyth QC, who died aged 77 in Cape Town in...
Church of England Leaders Kept Evangelical Beatings Secret
Nov 12, 2024 · The British evangelical lay leader John Smyth beat boys at a Christian camp and a boarding school in the 1970s and ’80s, telling them the violent punishment would cure them of their sins,...
John Smyth victim says abuse left him with 'PTSD and mental ... - Sky News
Nov 12, 2024 · Smyth, who led Christian summer camps, is said to have abused as many as 130 boys and young men in the UK and Africa across five decades, subjecting them to traumatic physical, sexual and psychological attacks. Explainer: Who was John Smyth - the barrister at the centre of the Church of England abuse cover-up?
John Smyth: Why police didn’t prosecute abuser linked to CofE
For over 30 years police were not told about Smyth’s crimes because of an "active cover up" inside the Church of England, according to the Makin review published earlier this month. It found...
Who was John Smyth - the barrister at the centre of the ... - Sky News
Nov 12, 2024 · John Smyth, a barrister who ran Christian summer camps in the 1970s and 1980s, committed physical, psychological and sexual abuse against more than 100 boys and young men.
John Smyth: Timeline of Church abuse scandal as Archbishop of ...
Nov 13, 2024 · Victims of John Smyth, a barrister who led Christian summer camps and is thought to be the most prolific abuser associated with the Church, have called for further resignations from senior...
C of E covered up attacks by serial abuser John Smyth, review finds
Nov 9, 2024 · The review, led by Keith Makin and commissioned in 2019, said: “John Smyth was an appalling abuser of children and young men. His abuse was prolific, brutal and horrific. His victims were subjected to traumatic physical, sexual, psychological and spiritual attacks.
Victim of serial abuser John Smyth says Archbishop's resignation …
Nov 12, 2024 · A victim of serial abuser John Smyth has said the Archbishop of Canterbury's resignation paves the way for others to be held accountable.
Who knew what? A timeline of events in the Church of England
Nov 12, 2024 · The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has resigned over his handling of the John Smyth abuse case, after facing mounting pressure to step down. Smyth abused young boys at Christian summer...
Wife of monstrous church abuser who bandaged his young …
Nov 16, 2024 · John Smyth is the man at the heart of the scandal that’s brought down the Archbishop of Canterbury. Now, a devastating exposé lays bare his wife Anne’s role in his decades of sadism... husband’s vile assaults, she also appears to have been involved in the grooming of his victims.