“He quoted from the Bible and told me I had to bleed for Jesus,” said another victim, who attempted suicide on his 21st birthday, after Mr. Smyth promised him “a special kind of beating” for the occasion. He is said to have used his position at camps to win the trust of the boys he was to abuse. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe trust’s report concluded that all the cases were technically criminal offenses, and yet none were reported to the police. Mr. Smyth denied any involvement in the drowning, calling it a tragic accident, and a year later all charges against him were dropped. PhotoAdvertisement Continue reading the main storyIn court documents in the case, he was accused of brutally beating five other boys at the camps there.

Source: New York Times March 04, 2017 16:07 UTC