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By Amy Southall – @AmySouthall
Monday, February 6, 2017
A barrister accused of subjecting teenage boys to savage beatings is also said to have forced a victim to join in with an attack.
Police are investigating John Smyth QC after claims were made that he attacked 22 teenagers in his shed during the late 70s.
The charity Iwerne Trust, who ran Christian camps where Smyth met his victims, compiled a report which documents how he persuaded a boy to contribute to a beating. The boy is known as “S.”
The report said: “There was considerable persuasion for anyone who held back. It has almost become a cult, with a powerful group dynamic.
“Immediately after the beating, the man lay on the bed, while [Smyth] and/or S would kneel and pray, linking arms with him and kissing him on the shoulder and back.”
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