The Shameful Truth

The above is a short yet powerful documentary in which award winning BBC
Home Affairs Correspondent Colin Campbell speaks with victims of predatory paedophile
priests in the Diocese of Chichester about the unimaginable damage caused, not only by
the initial abuse, but also by the Church's continued failings and cover-ups.
11m25s - Originally aired on the BBC on February 13th 2012

Other News Coverage from the BBC:

	Abuse Victim Guilty of Murder 4m04s - Originally aired May 11th 2012 Eventually acquitted for the murder of his abuser Ronald Glazebrook, Christopher Hunnisett went on to target othershe believed were paedophiles. Important to be viewed in context with a prior broadcast from 2010: Click here to view
	Sussex Priest and Organist Charged 2m01s - Originally aired May 8th 2012 Semi-retired Father Keith Wilkie Denford and former church organist Michael Mytton are formally charged with offences related to the sexual assault of two boys in the 1980s, following their arrest last November.
	Warner Appointed John Hind's Replacement 3m25s - Originally aired May 3rd 2012 After years of significant safeguarding failings were exposed, Martin Warner is announced as a replacement to the former Bishop of Chichester John Hind who retired early during continuing investigations into the actions and inactions of the hierarchy in the Diocese of Chichester.
	Sex Abuse Alliance Demands Public Inquiry 3m22s - Originally aired April 20th 2012 Anglican and Catholic churches have lost the right to police themselves, say victims: "The church cannot be trusted to investigate itself. We need honesty, transparency and clear external oversight. And we will get that only with a fully independent public inquiry."
	Canon Rearrested Over New Abuse Allegations 33s - Originally aired April 17th 2012 Retired Anglican priest Gordon Rideout who was bailed on suspicion of child sex abuse in March has been rearrested over four fresh allegations...
	Sex Abuse Probe Priest Remained School Governor 3m38s - Originally aired March 15th 2012 Canon Gordon Rideout remained a governor of Bishop Bell Church of England School for more than a year after prior arrests and claims of child sex abuse against him came to light...
	Canon and Priest Arrested by Sussex Police in Abuse Cases 5m37s - Originally aired March 6th 2012 Sussex Police arrest Canon Gordon Rideout and Father Robert Coles simultaneously in an operation stemming from material uncovered and passed to the Police during the Butler-Sloss inquiry into significant safeguarding failings by the Diocese of Chichester...
	Church of England Unreserved National Abuse Apology 2m10s - Originally aired February 29th 2012 The Church of England issues an unreserved National apology for mistakes which led to the 1966 ordination of paedophile priest Roy Cotton despite four former Bishops and a former Archbishop of Canterbury knowing he had a conviction for abusing a choirboy.
	Diocese of Chichester Priest arrested 2m32s - Originally aired January24th 2012 BBC report into the November 2011 arrest of a 76 year old Church of England priest and a 68 year old church organist on suspicion of sexually abusing two young boys at various locations in Sussex during 1988.
	Call for Public Inquiry published in The Times 2m11s - Originally aired January 17th 2012 BBC report into a letter from a group of solicitors calling for a public inquiry into abuse within the church, published in The Times on January 17th 2012. Tracey Emmott, representing seven victims of Diocese of Chichester priest Roy Cotton explains the need for such an inquiry.
	Archbishop of Canterbury Launches Chichester Child Protection Inquiry 3m05s - Originally aired December 22nd 2011 BBC coverage of the Archbishop of Canterbury's launching of another inquiry into the Diocese of Chichester's Child Protection practices. Conspicuously absent from the remit of this internal inquiry is any mention of past victims or historic cases. This will be the fourth inquiry into the Diocese of Chichester...
	Official Misconduct Complaint against Bishop Wallace Benn 2m15s - Originally aired November 10th 2011 The safeguarding advisory group to the Diocese of Chichester has made an official complaint to the Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth Palace in the form an official clergy discipline measure (CDM), regarding his handling of paedophile priests and the misinformation he provided the inquiries that followed.
	Bishop Wallace Benn Serious Misconduct Allegations 3m52s - Originally aired November 3rd 2011 The safeguarding advisory group to the Diocese of Chichester has written to Lambeth Palace stating its intention of making a complaint in the form an official clergy discipline measure (CDM), regarding his handling of paedophile priests and the misinformation he provided the inquiries that followed.
	Diocese of Chichester Denies Abuse Cover-Up 4m20s - Originally aired July 19th 2011 BBC report into the newest investigation into the source of misinformation that found its way into the Butler-Sloss Inquiry commissioned to investigate the findings of the Meekings Report originally established to investigate the failings of the Diocese of Chichester surrounding cases of paedophile Priests in Sussex.
	Colin Campbell Interviews Archdeacon Philip Jones 2m00s - Originally aired July 19th 2011 Lewes and Hastings Archdeacon, the Venerable Philip Jones attempts to defend the discredited Butler-Sloss Inquiry, repeatedly insisting there has been no cover-up, in an interview with the BBC's Colin Campbell.
	Diocese of Chichester and Butler-Sloss Abuse Inquiry Inaccuracies 7m58s - Originally aired July 13th 2011 The BBC's Colin Campbell investigates serious errors, inaccuracies and falsehoods in the Butler-Sloss inquiry, including alarmingly incorrect information provided to the Baroness by sitting Bishops.
	Bishop John Hind Early Retirement Announcement 2m57s - Originally aired July 7th 2011 Following his apology to the victims of sexual abuse for the failings of his Diocese, Bishop John Hind announces his early retirement.
	Joint Bishops' Abuse Apology 3m20s - Originally aired June 9th 2011 BBC report on the joint apology of Bishop of Chichester John Hind and Bishop of Lewes Wallace Benn for their personal failures in protecting children from convicted child abuser Rev Roy Cotton and paedophile priest Colin Pritchard.
	1966 Archbishop Allowed Convicted Child Abuser to be Ordained 4m50s - Originally aired May 27th 2011 BBC report detailing the institutional failings of the Diocese of Chichester surrounding the ordination of paedophile priest Roy Cotton, highlighting the fact that the then Archbishop of Canterbury allowed Cotton, a previously convicted child abuser from the 1950s to be ordained in 1966.
	Institutional Protection Failings of the Diocese of Chichester 11m07s - Originally aired May 26th 2011 BBC report announcing the publishing of both the Butler-Sloss report and the Meekings report detailing the institutional failings of the Diocese of Chichester surrounding paedophile priests Roy Cotton and Colin Pritchard, including the fact that the then Archbishop of Canterbury allowed Cotton...
	Victims Criticise Church of England Safeguarding Failings 6m21 - Originally aired May 11th 2011 BBC report in which two Eastbourne brothers waive their right to anonymity to criticise the Church of England's failure to protect them. Includes comments from Anne Lawrence from MACSAS - the Ministry and Clergy Sexual Abuse Survivors group. UK Helpline: 08088 01 03 04
	Bishop Apologises to Abuse Victims 8m01s - Originally aired March 1st 2011 BBC report covering the rare, if not unprecedented apology by the Bishop of Chichester to two victims of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of Roy Cotton.
	Butler-Sloss Inquiry into Diocese of Chichester Safeguarding Failings 4m45s - Originally aired December 14th 2010 BBC report covering the launching of the 'Butler-Sloss' Inquiry into the safeguarding failings by the Diocese of Chichester, and to assess the value of the findings of the previously conducted confidential 'Meekings Report'.
	Church of England Paedophile Priest Victims 4m28s - Originally aired October 29th 2010 BBC News report into victims of Roy Cotton.
	Church of England Safeguarding Failings 7m40s - Originally aired October 21st 2010 BBC News report into continued safeguarding failings by the Church of England.
	Sussex Paedophile Priest Ronald Glazebrook 4m41s - Originally aired September 28th 2010 BBC News report into Ronald Glazebrook.
	Church of England Paedophile Priest Convicted 1m50s - Originally aired July 29th 2008 BBC report into the conviction of paedophile vicar Collin Pritchard. Video contains part of an interview with one of his victims.
	Paedophile Vicar Collin Pritchard Convicted 2m57s - Originally aired July 29th 2008 BBC report into the conviction of paedophile vicar Collin Pritchard. Video contains part of an interview with one of his victims.

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If you or anyone you know has been a victim of sexual abuse by a member of the church
please contact the Police by telephoning 999 in the UK or 911 in the US

If you would like to support the growing call for a full public inquiry please visit
S C C A - Stop Church Child Abuse - stopchurchchildabuse.co.uk

For support in the UK, please call the MACSAS Helpline on: 0808 801 0340
Lines manned Tuesday: 2-5pm, Wednesday: 6-9pm and Thursday: 6-9pm
M A C S A S - Minister and Clergy Sexual Abuse Survivors - macsas.org.uk

For support in the US, please call SNAP on 1-877-SNAP-HEALS (1-877-762-7432)
or write to SNAP, P.O. Box 6416, Chicagio, IL 60680-6416
S N A P - Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests - snapnetwork.org