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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Barney Davis

Archbishop of Canterbury apologises after Church of England cover up of abuse by barrister John Smyth

John Smyth - (Channel 4)

A British barrister “horrifically” abused more than 130 children in the UK and Africa after the church covered up for him for decades so he was “never bought to justice”, a damning report has found.

John Smyth QC, described as the most prolific serial abuser to be associated with the Church of England, died aged 75, under police investigation after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest at his house in Cape Town.

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