John Smyth has been described as the most prolific abuser to be associated with the Church of England.

His barbaric beatings of more than a hundred boys and young men in three countries were covered up for decades.

Now Channel 4 News has learnt that his victims in Zimbabwe are taking legal action against the Church of England to get answers and compensation.

Scale of abuse

Sixteen-year-old Guide Nyachuru attended one of Smyth’s Christian camps in Zimbabwe in 1992. He never came back alive.

We first spoke to Guide’s sister, Edith, in 2017 for a Channel 4 News investigation exposing John Smyth’s abuse. Now she’s joining with seven of Smyth’s Zimbabwean victims to demand compensation from the Church of England.

An official review by Keith Makin last year accused the Church of England

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