UNITED KINGDOM
News Shopper
by Heloise Wood, reporter
A woman who said she was abused in a church-run Gravesend children’s home has hit back at the handling of a recently launched inquiry, dubbing the church “Doctor Frankenstein”.
Teresa Cooper joined Kendall House in Pelham Road in 1981 shortly after her 14th birthday and allegedly experienced years of being sexual abused and force-fed drugs.
She received damages from the Church of England in 2010 as part of an out-of-court settlement but it did not accept responsibility for her claims.
Earlier this month (Jan 5) the Bishop of Rochester announced he was heading up an inquiry into the home, which closed in 1986.
However, Ms Cooper is furious at how the matter is being handled and believes the investigation is a conflict of interest.
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