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By Tom_Matthews | Posted: August 11, 2016

The NSPCC has praised the courage of the victims of a sex predator who abused girls and boys at Shirley Oak’s Children’s Home

Philip Temple, 66, was handed a 12-year jail sentence yesterday after he admitted 27 counts of non-recent sexual assault against children in his care and perjury.

The court heard how between 1972 and 1977 Temple sexually assaulted girls and boys in various care homes where he worked.

A spokesperson for the NSPCC said Temple’s victims had all been abused in places where they should have felt safe and protected from “predators” like him.

“He was responsible for the care of children but instead abused his position of trust in the most shocking way.

“Children in care will have experienced tumultuous lives and the vital thing for them is to have someone who is reliable and…