"The children's charity Barnardo's has been accused of blaming a victim of child sexual exploitation for her own sexual abuse by a gang of men who had groomed her."
"A letter written by a Barnado's project worker in 1993 says that abuse of a 16-year-old girl in accommodation owned by the charity could have been avoided if she had not placed herself in danger."
"The letter states that the girl was sexually assaulted but: "The situation could have been avoided if [she] had not been party to the antics of a group of young men."
"It goes on: "Having consumed a quantity of alcohol and three valium tablets [she] was not able to maintain control or respond to the situation in a constructive and cohesive way."
"Last month chief executive of Barnardo's Javed Khan condemned institutions that had blamed children for their own abuse and called for them to be investigated by the Government's independent inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation."
http://news.sky.com/story/1353924/barnardos-accused-of-blaming-victim-for-abuse
And these are the same people who are heavily involved in the GIRFEC scheme. It not only disgusting but also frightening .
ReplyDeleteSpot on Wayne. Barnardo`s backed up the Scottish Government with their Children and Young People Bill (GIRFEC) and the government did an incestuous dance with Barnardo`s, by quoting them as evidence to support the Bill. Job done.
ReplyDeleteI would call Barnardo`s a `political charity` and the pity is, when children are encouraged to raise money for them, they actually believe they are doing a good thing.