ROWAN PELLING

‘The Church is an old boys’ club which covers up abuse – like the rape I endured’ The Church’s failure to act on John Smyth abuse allegations has appalled the nation. Here, a victim of another prolific abuser speaks out

John Smyth was by no means the only prolific church abuser preying on public school boys in the 70s and 80s. David Barnes was another - I wrote my old friend James' harrowing story for the Daily Telegraph.
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