Son of the Church of England's 'most prolific abuser' Jon Smyth opens up about his horrific childhood and the Archbishop of Canterbury's resignation

The son of the Church of England's 'most prolific abuser' has spoken about his own trauma as one of his father's first victims. His comments followed an independent review published earlier this month that said John Smyth's 'abhorrent' abuse of more than 100 children and young men was covered up in the Church for years. The review, headed by former social services director Keith Makin, also singled out Justin Welby, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, for failing to report Smyth's abuse to police, finding that he and other CofE leaders 'could and should' have in 2013. PJ Smyth on Monday night described his father John as 'barbaric, monstrous' and a 'grand narcissist' John Smyth is one of the most prolific serial abuser associated with the Church of England These would be read out before PJ was taken by his father to a shed at the end of the garden of their Winchester home. Keir Starmer said that findings in the review by Keith Makin that Smyth abused more than 100 boys and young men are 'clearly horrific' and that his victims 'have obviously been failed' PJ said he was 'relieved' when his father died, but added he too feels no 'closure' due to the lack of responsibility being taken in his father's life.