One of Britain’s most notorious paedophiles with an estimated victim count of 3500 victims has died in prison two years after being successfully sued by one of his self-disclosed victims for USD 160,000 (UKP 100,000). The BBC has the story here.
I was catching up on a few episodes of the Freakonomics podcast the other day, and came across an interview with Tim Ferriss, author of the Four Hour Work Week, among other projects. In the interview, Tim discussed the struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts he had as a student, and he also suggested that…
Chosen tells the story of the three boys at an English public school in the 1960s and their life beyond that time. Director Brian Woods structured the film in three acts describing the three intereviewees’ arrival at the school, followed by their targeting, grooming and abuse. Finally the varied emotional, legal and practical aftermath for…
Pope Benedict XVI has issued an apology for the decades of child abuse inflicted by priests or nuns in Catholic-run institutions. The apology has naturally divided opinion among the faithful and the survivors. Altar Boy author Andrew Madden was one commentator with the view that the actions of the church when dealing with allegations and…
