- Peter Newell, 77, has been sentenced to prison
- Victim was 12 years old at the time
- Newell was a top official at the Association for the Protection of All Children charity, which was funded in part by the United Nations
A children's rights activist has been jailed for six years and eight months for sexually abusing a boy in the 1960s.
Peter Newell was the former co-ordinator of the Association for the Protection of All Children charity.
The 77-year-old from Wood Green, north London, was sentenced last month at Blackfriars Crown Court.
He admitted five indecent and serious sexual assaults on a child under 16.
The Association for the Protection of All Children, or Approach, says its objectives are to prevent cruelty and maltreatment of children and advance public knowledge in the UK and abroad.
It says its focus is on protecting children from "physical punishment and all other injurious... whether inside or outside the home".
Approach operates through the Children Are Unbeatable! Alliance in the UK and the Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children. (Continued...)
Read more at the link below:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43075546
I don't think I've heard of this charity before.
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spazalicious ago
Why is this going around now? It's over 2 years old.
Vindicator ago
Thanks for catching that. The Atkisson article was brand new. I've given it our Old News flair. I wonder why she is spreading this today?
Deceneu ago
Sharyl Attkisson's comment:
Vindicator ago
Thanks :-)
Otto- ago
Regardless, I have to say I missed this one and the duplicity is unrivaled.