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Smyth County school board calls for vice chairman’s resignation amid child exploitation allegations
SMYTH COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) — The Smyth County Board of Education issued a response Monday to the arrest of Todd Williams, the board’s vice chairman. Williams was arrested at his home on Friday, and the ...
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Who was John Smyth - the barrister at the centre of the Church of England abuse cover-up?
John Smyth was a barrister and an evangelical Christian, who held several leadership roles in the Iwerne Trust in the 1970s and 1980s. The Trust was a charity that organised summer camps for young ...
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John Smyth victim says abuse left him with 'PTSD and mental health problems'
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigned today after an independent review concluded John Smyth QC might have been brought to justice had the archbishop formally alerted authorities in 2013.
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The Church of England's most prolific abuser John Smyth beat scores of boys till they bled. GUY ADAMS asks... why did no one in authority tell the police about the abuse by top ...
You didn’t spend long in evangelical circles of the Church of England during the late 1970s without bumping into an outwardly charming young man named John Smyth. A famous barrister, who’d ...
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Church of England abuse survivor has forgiven John Smyth and those accused of 'helping to cover it up' - but abandoned his faith
John Smyth was an evangelical Christian barrister who was subsequently claimed to be a serial abuser who targeted as many as 130 boys until his death in 2018. The scandal saw the Archbishop of Can ...
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I'm a survivor of child abuser John Smyth... Archbishop Justin Welby put his reputation above victims and now he needs to resign
A survivor of child abuser John Smyth has called for Archbishop Justin Welby to resign, accusing him of prioritising the Church of England's reputation above victims. Andrew Morse, 63 ...
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Smyth judge denies motion to set aside verdict in murder conviction
A Smyth County judge has denied a motion to set aside the verdict for a man convicted of first-degree murder over the summer.
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Archbishop of Cape Town makes ‘urgent’ request for details of Smyth’s activities in South Africa
AMONG the Makin review’s conclusions is that John Smyth, who continued to beat and abuse boys after moving to Zimbabwe in 1984, was “a problem solved and exported to Africa”. It recommends the ...
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Groomed, beaten with a cane and emotionally tortured: Victim reveals how Church of England's most prolific child abuser John Smyth drove him to the brink of suicide
A survivor of 'sadistic' John Smyth has revealed how he was beaten with a cane and emotionally tortured by the Church of England's most prolific child abuser. Andrew Morse, 63, was horrifically ...
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Archbishop under pressure to quit over child abuse scandal
It comes after an independent report released last week concluded that the Archbishop’s failure to act on concerns about the abuser John Smyth meant he was never brought to justice. Smyth ...
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'He did everything right': Reporter who broke story of John Smyth's abuse defends Justin Welby following resignation
The journalist who first broke the story of the abuse perpetrated by John Smyth back in 2017 has defended the Archbishop of Canterbury following his resignation. Justin Welby resigned earlier today ...
Sensory walking trail forming in Franklin County, addressing health needs in the area
The plan is to turn the trail into a “sensory trail” where people can utilize all five of their senses with a grant of ...