An independent review has found the Church of England covered up “horrific’ abuse by a lawyer who volunteered at Christian summer camps in the 1970s and 1980s. The report released Thursday says John Smyth, who died in South Africa in 2018 at age 75, physically, sexually, psychologically and spiritually abused about 30 boys and young men in the U.K. and 85 in Africa over five decades.

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John Smyth QC's abuse of more than 100 children and young men was covered up for years, a report concludes.

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A report has exposed the Church of England's failure to act on severe abuse by John Smyth QC, a Cambridge barrister linked to the church, who assaulted over 100 boys from elite schools in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An independent review has found the Church of England covered up “horrific’ abuse by a lawyer who volunteered at Christian summer camps in the 1970s and 1980s. The report released Thursday says John Smyth, who died in South Africa in 2018 at age 75, physically, sexually, psychologically and spiritually abused about 30 boys and young men in the U.K. and 85 in Africa over five decades. The report also said that Archb…

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John Smyth died before he could face justice (Picture: Channel 4) A barrister accused of abusing more than 100 children and young men was covered up by the Church of England for years, a report has found. John Smyth QC is believed to be the most prolific serial abuser associated with the church, accused of abusing as many as 130 boys across five decades in the UK and Africa. He died in 2018, aged 75, and the report by Hampshire Police found he w…

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