Breaking my silence

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Since then, allegations of sexual abuse have emerged aginst Fr George Williams, spanning decades and involving pupils at Shrigley Hall, the former Salesian Missionery College in Macelsfield, Cheshire. These alleagtions have been brought into the public domain by a former Salesian Priest, and are outlined in an open latter, published by the former priest on 23 August 2007. These new allegations are currently being investigated by Greater Manchester Police, and the Salesian's Child Protection Team, and independant group led by a senior member of the NSPCC, has been called to examine them as well. Fr Williams is still alive and lives amongst the Salesian community at Bolton, now the provincial HQ of the Salesians in the UK.

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I am 57 years old, married, with three grown up children. I live by the sea in Wallasey, on the tip of the Wirral peninsula, opposite the city of Liverpool in the UK. I am a foster carer and a writer. Until 1998, I kept a dark secret. I had been (more...)

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