Child abuse victim: ‘I had this special attention’

UNITED KINGDOM
BBC News

Declassified files uncovered by Panorama show how schools repeatedly failed to protect children from serial sex offenders.

It comes alongside a call from the former Director of Public Prosecutions to criminalise failure to report allegations of child abuse, as the aftermath of the Savile affair continues to be felt.

Rob Hastings was abused by one of his teachers while a pupil at Downside School in Somerset.

Speaking to Sanchia Berg, Mr Hastings told of how he was groomed by his geography master and what happened after the abuse came to light.

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