Secrets and Silence: Uncovering the Legacy of the Cleveland Child Sexual Abuse Case Campbell Beatrix
Secrets and Silence: Uncovering the Legacy of the Cleveland Child Sexual Abuse Case Campbell Beatrix The child sexual abuse scandal in the English county of Cleveland in the 1980s was a defining…
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Secrets and Silence: Uncovering the Legacy of the Cleveland Child Sexual Abuse Case Campbell Beatrix
The child sexual abuse scandal in the English county of Cleveland in the 1980s was a defining moment, but not the scandal we were led to believe it was. This book reveals how this secret has framed policy-making and public opinion and the consequences for children, professionals, justice and the state. Acclaimed journalist Beatrix Campbell has uncovered government documents that show how medical evidence of childhood rape identified by pioneering paediatricians was deemed credible but 'dangerous' - it was more important to save money than save children.
The Cleveland children have remained in the shadows. A torrent of evidence of childhood suffering followed the deaths of 'national treasures' Sir Jimmy Savile and Sir Cyril Smith, the discovery of widespread sexual exploitation and institutional abuse across the world - all in plain sight. Now, for the first time, a Cleveland child