UNITED KINGDOM
Kent Online
by Tom Acres
tacres@thekmgroup.co.uk
The Church of England has refused to comment on the progress of a probe into allegations of historic child abuse at a Gravesend children’s home.
It was this time last year that an independent review into Kendall House was ordered by Bishop of Rochester James Langstaff.
Speaking at the time, the bishop said he hoped the investigation would help deal with concerns people had about the home.
He said: “It is my hope that this review will be of help in pastoral and other ways to all those who have concerns about Kendall House, and will also make clear any outstanding lessons which the Church of England and others need to learn.”
However, when contacted for an update on the review, a spokesman for the bishop said there were no further announcements or statements to be made.
Teresa Cooper, a campaigner who claims she was forcibly drugged at the home between 1981 and 1984, described the apparent lack of progress in the investigation as “disgusting”.
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