Makin Report: Smyth victims speak out

UK & Ireland
Date posted:  8 Nov 2024
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Makin Report: Smyth victims speak out

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Victims of serial abuser John Smyth are speaking out in the wake of the publication of the Makin Report.

Smyth abused dozens of children and young men who he met at summer camps funded by the conservative evangelical Iwerne Trust in Dorset during the 1970s and 1980s. Readers should be aware that some of the details below are deeply distressing.

The BBC reports: 'Eight of the boys received a total of 14,000 lashes, while two more received 8,000 strokes between them over three years. The Iwerne Trust called the practice "horrific" but the claims were not reported to police until 2013 - more than 30 years later.

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