In Depth:  The Revd Richard James (retired)

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Child abuse and church

The Revd Richard James (retired)
Date posted: 1 Sep 2017

Dear Editor,

In the 1950s, fellow pupils and I were briefly but regularly abused by the visiting school doctor during medical examinations. He cunningly interwove legitimate undressing with his own predilections (see my letter published in The Independent 23 January 2016). That remains the most horrific memory of all my school days, doing lasting damage.