'He was a master manipulator whose abuse spanned 40 years in three different countries.' The words of John Smyth’s son PJ - one of his earliest victims - in an exclusive interview with this programme.
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.I think that would be our family home two miles outside Winchester. My dad, my mum, three sisters and I, a swimming pool, beautiful home – a lovely big garden, yard, with an orchard. But there was a shed at the top of the orchard.
This means a lot. I think this is very gracious of him. And it’s my desire too. I don’t know what to say.I’m very grateful. One of the reasons I did this interview, the main reason is to show solidarity to the other victims of my father and to hopefully raise awareness of trauma.It’s just over a week ago, I think, that the Makin Review was published. 251 pages, a brutal exposé, really, of your dad’s abuses in three different countries.
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