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John Smyth victim says abuse left him with 'PTSD and mental health problems'

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John Smyth victim says abuse left him with 'PTSD and mental health problems'A victim of a Church of England-linked abuser has said the abuse left him with "PTSD and mental health problems".
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Victim Richard Gittins recounts receiving a “beating with a cane on bare bottom” as the Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over the Church of England’s failure to alert authorities to the abuse of boys by John Smyth. Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow...

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