{"id":197638,"date":"2024-11-18T21:03:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T21:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/church-abuse-scandal-my-dad-the-abuser\/"},"modified":"2024-11-18T21:03:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T21:03:35","slug":"church-abuse-scandal-my-dad-the-abuser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/church-abuse-scandal-my-dad-the-abuser\/","title":{"rendered":"Church abuse scandal: my dad the abuser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/9_Jn1of6GHI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Church abuse scandal: my dad the abuser\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9_Jn1of6GHI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The words of John Smyth\u2019s son PJ &#8211; one of his earliest victims &#8211; in an exclusive interview with this programme. <\/p>\n<p>(Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe) <\/p>\n<p>The Makin review detailed Smyth&#8217;s horrific abuse of those he met at public schools and Christian summer camps.  What is less well known, is how Smyth senior controlled and abused his own family, who are only now facing up to the devastating toll on their lives. <\/p>\n<p>Warning, this report contains extremely distressing details. <\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The words of John Smyth\u2019s son PJ &#8211; one of his earliest victims &#8211; in an exclusive interview with this programme. (Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe) The Makin review detailed Smyth&#8217;s horrific abuse of those he met at public schools and Christian summer camps. 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