The BBC are starting to look at the child abuse inquiry with a view to examining whether it is fit for purpose as a mechanism for uncovering the truth and getting to grips with child abuse as a phenomenon.
The first installment in this series on Radio 4 was aired yesterday, and begins with David’s story (not his real name) and the difficulties with finding and collecting evidence of past abuse.
David’s story is a terrible one. He recounts being drugged and raped, and later blackmailed with compromising photos which his abusers threatened to send to his parents if he didn’t comply with their demands, and threatened with prison on false charges if he did not agree to attend further parties.
You can listen to the first episode here.
The second episode of this story was published today and is available here.
WARNING: This programme contains graphic and distressing content.
A very big thank you to Clive Baldwin for sharing this item with us.
Please note – whilst the term ‘historical abuse’ is considered ill-conceived and does not portray the day-to-day reality of child abuse, the BBC have chosen to use this phrase and so we use it, not as an endorsement of the term, but as a way of identifying the programme.
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Natasha, back in the 80s I worked along side Dr John Reed a psychiatrist at the Hackney hospital I was asked to set up the hostal for re-ajusting people from the psyciatric ward back into society it was heart breaking even worse for me now knowing because most of those people were from the care system but i was not aware at the time of the real goings on of the child abuse, and they use to sit and tell me of the what they had suffered sexually and all I did was to take them to resturants shopping and out for fun and put a secure roof over their heads, I did nothing more and Dr Reed could do nothing they were to so damaged mentally and psychologically, had I known then what I know now I still could have done very little, we have a nation of children being turned into drugs drink fear many in detention centres living on the streets I have no idea what any one can do to stop what is happening as the truth is coming out that we cannot even trust them who pass the laws to protect our children please read sue reids article from to day http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-511609/How-social-services-paid-bonuses-snatch-babies-adoption.html so with money involved the paedos it is just tears for the furure kids.
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Thank you Maggie xxx
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Drugging and raping children in care still goes on but no one listens to the children.Its all brushed under the carpet.Ministers, social workers, Gals etc all made aware and no one helped the children. In fact everything was done to delay the examination past the 48 hours and then say no evidence. Everyone knew the gang rapists and why they raped- revenge for the girl’s brother not paying drug mules. All the children were on the gifted and talented registers before being stolen into care – now all lives wrecked because they were placed with know drug dealer, child trafficker, etc. When I say everyone knew, I mean everyone from the Mnisters,top Lord Justices to the local social worker who procured the children for the pedo ring.Solicitors who dared to take the case got threatened and abandoned these children- now all mentally ill, some on drugs, etc. The proof is all there in LA files and all that is needed is someone who actually cares about children and is not scared to go against the child abusers.
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