In 1997, Smyth was arrested after the death of a 16-year-old boy at one camp. The case was dropped before trial and the barrister moved to South Africa. He died in Cape Town in 2018 aged 75. After ...

“There was a cloud hanging over John Smyth and his activities from way back. No, I don’t believe he was telling the truth.” ...

The Archbishop of Canterbury's son has said his father was 'right to resign' following a damning review into the most prolific abuser associated with the Church of England, according to reports.

An abuse survivor has echoed calls for the Archbishop of Canterbury to resign as he demanded a “clean sweep” of senior clergy members. Mark Stibbe, who was abused by John Smyth QC in the 1980s ...

But the words instead apply to John Smyth, the man described in an official investigation last year as “the most prolific serial abuser to be associated with the Church of England”.

A British barrister’s “abhorrent” abuse of more than 100 children and young men was covered up within the Church of England ...

The Diocese of London has withdrawn permission to officiate (PTO) from three clergy pending an investigation into their involvement in the abuse perpetrated by John Smyth, while the Diocese of ...

Warning: This story contains details readers may find distressing The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigned today ...

LONDON — The archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, announced his resignation Tuesday, days after an independent review concluded that he had failed to sufficiently report, investigate and ...

“Also to establish if any reports or complaints are recorded as received by ACSA regarding membership by Mr John Smyth of the church and his activities in South Africa, and if so, what was done ...