The independent Makin Review concluded that barrister John Smyth might have been brought to justice had the archbishop ...
The Most Rev Justin Welby “knew nothing” about the Church of England’s most prolific abuser and has been used as a scapegoat ...
John Smyth was never brought to justice for the abuse because he died aged 75 before he was investigated The Archbishop of Canterbury’s failure to act meant that the Church of England’s most ...
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 ...
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 ...
Their anger is palpable. Publication of the Makin Report, a 251 page devastating indictment of how abuser John Smyth was able to savagely attack hundreds of boys over the course of 40 years ...
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 ...
Mark Stibbe, who was abused by John Smyth QC in the 1980s, told BBC Newsnight on Monday that Justin Welby’s position was “untenable” after an independent review published last week concluded ...
The crisis that has brought down the Archbishop of Canterbury over his links to child abuser John Smyth has its roots in years of reporting by The Telegraph. In February 2017, a Channel 4 ...
An abuse survivor has echoed calls for the Archbishop of Canterbury to resign as he demanded a “clean sweep” of senior clergy members. Mark Stibbe, who was abused by John Smyth QC in the 1980s ...
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby is under pressure to resign over a damning report into John Smyth - believed to be the most prolific serial abuser to be associated with the Church of England ...