It comes after the independent Makin review into John Smyth QC's abuse of children and young men was published last week.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has resigned after a report found the Church of England covered up sexual abuse by a barrister. Justin Welby said: 'Having sought the gracious permission of His Majesty The King, I have decided to resign.' It comes after the independent Makin review into John Smyth QC's abuse of children and young men was published last week.
Across five decades in three different countries and involving as many as 130 boys and young men in the UK and Africa, John Smyth QC is said to have subjected his victims to traumatic physical, sexual, psychological and spiritual attacks, permanently marking their lives. The report concluded he might have been brought to justice had Mr Welby formally reported it to police a decade ago.
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