The Red House: The Children’s Home run like a cult
6 hours ago2 min read
"It was a cult. It wasn't a school in the slightest."
More than 40 people who were sent to the Red House School, in Norfolk, have come forward to say they suffered sexual, physical and psychological abuse there as children.
We act for survivors of abuse, in claims against the company who ran the school, the local authorities who sent children there, and Norfolk County Council, where the school was based.
Daniel Cooper, Partner at the firm who acts for the survivors, said:
“The children placed at Red House were already highly vulnerable. They were in desperate need of stability, love and care.
They instead suffered unimaginable abuse, torture and neglect, the effects of which have been permanent and life long.
Although local authorities that sent children to Red House had an obligation to take care not to expose children to harm, my clients are concerned that they may have ignored evidence of the appalling abuse taking place. There were the stark warnings of the Department of Health. They were also told about the horrific abuse, at the time, by my clients.
My clients have serious concerns about the role of Norfolk Council, in whose area Red House was based, and who inspected Red House many times over the years.
My clients are concerned that there was opportunity after opportunity for the authorities to stop the abuse, but that it was - shockingly - allowed to carry on. Why that was, and who was responsible, and for acknowledgement and acceptance, is precisely why my clients are bringing this legal action. It is only if this occurs that they might get some semblance of justice and a measure of closure.”
If you have suffered child sexual or physical abuse in care, and wish to make a claim, you can talk, confidentially, to one of our expert solicitors. Please contact us on 02074043004, or at info@ikpsolicitors.com.
