Western People1d
Local Notes: Former Kiltimagh-Knock player in running for top award
Roisin, from Gurteen, Co Sligo, played in all 20 league matches for Athlone Town, playing a key role in helping the ...
Sky3d
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 ...
Sky3d
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.
The Mirror3d
John Smyth’s abuse victims relieved after ­Justin Welby resigns as Archbishop of Canterbury
John Smyth’s victims have told of their relief after ­Justin Welby quit over the vile barrister’s abuses of boys at Christian camps. But it came amid warnings his resignation is unlikely to ...
Daily Mail3d
The barrister at centre of the CofE abuse cover-up: Evangelical Christian John Smyth 'sexually, psychologically and physically abused 130 boys over five decades' before death ...
The Archbishop of Canterbury said he was stepping down after a damning report found his failure to act meant 'abhorrent' serial abuser John Smyth was never brought to justice. Here, MailOnline ...
Daily Mail4d
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 ...
Church Times3d
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 ...
Daily Mail2d
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 ...
LBC3d
'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 ...
Daily Mail3d
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 ...
Daily Mail4d
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 ...