Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has resigned following days of pressure after a damning review into the most prolific abuser associated with the Church of England.
In a statement on Tuesday announcing his resignation, Mr Welby repeated his claim that he was informed of the abuse in 2013, but was told at the time that police had already been notified – which later proved not to be the case.
The independent Makin Review concluded that barrister John Smyth might have been brought to justice had the archbishop formally alerted authorities in 2013.
Over five decades between the 1970s until his death, Smyth is said to have subjected as many as 130 boys and young men in the UK and Africa to traumatic physical, sexual, psychological and spiritual attacks, permanently marking their lives.
Talk’s Jeremy Kyle discusses the story with vice president of the National Secular Society and head of abuse law at Slater Gordon Lawyers, Richard Scorer.
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