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Boarding school matrons and the ‘abuse that is hardly ever spoken of’

Saturday 23rd March 2024

After Charles Spencer’s revelation, former borders tell of abuse by women – and complicity in crimes of male colleagues

There were muted cheers among other boarding school survivors this week after Charles Spencer spoke of the sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of an assistant matron.

“It’s an incredibly helpful revelation because this specific sort of abuse is hardly ever spoken of,” said Jon Bird, head of knowledge and insight at the National Association for People Abused in Childhood.