Church abuse scandal: my dad the abuser

Dr.Docs' Take

This is a son confronting the abuse committed by his own father, John Smyth, whose horrific mistreatment of boys at Christian camps was covered up for decades. I set every joke aside and lower my voice entirely for this one. It is the darkest kind of conspiracy, the institutional silence that shielded a predator and abandoned his victims. Watch it with a clear head, because the courage of the people speaking demands nothing less.

The words of John Smyth’s son PJ - one of his earliest victims - in an exclusive interview with this programme. The Makin review detailed Smyth's horrific abuse of those he met at public schools and Christian summer camps. What is less well known, is how Smyth senior controlled and abused his own family, who are only now facing up to the devastating toll on their lives. Warning, this report contains extremely distressing details.

Courtesy of Channel 4 News on YouTube. Watch on YouTube ↗

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