Tony Charman

Father. Partner. #CSA CofE victim. Reluctant campaigner challenging the terrible treatment of its abuse victims: tough gig. Co-creator:

[Tony Charman @TonyCharman1]

@seaofcomplicity @ChurchMatters @Ecclesiastical @churchofengland @AllchurchesT @CottrellStephen @JonathanRGibbs @debbiesellin @MegMunn01 @IBEUK @TheFCA @CIIGroup @BritishInsurers My story is just one of many. Ex devoted Winchester Cathedral chorister, abused by multiple perpetrators within the Church, suffering lifelong impact. EIO’s medical expert was paid £k’s to write a report without even seeing me, saying that the abuse amounted to just 5% MH impact

[Tony Charman @TonyCharman1]

@churchofengland preaches grace from the pulpit, but deploys ruthless legal attrition in the boardroom. They didn't just fail to protect a child; they used their immense power to try and break the adult. The truth is out.

Shame on you.

6/6

[Tony Charman @TonyCharman1]

An institution built on the promise of sanctuary became the architect of my destruction. For over 40 years, I have experienced the reality of the Church of England: a multi-billion-pound corporate machine wearing ecclesiastical robes.

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[HouseofSurvivors @HseofSurvivors]

https://t.co/ku8biYYqwm

HoS welcomes the Royal College of Psychiatrists' landmark statement on NRCSA and its impact.

The implications of this statement will be far-reaching.

[a thread]

[Tony Charman @TonyCharman1]

The cost? Catastrophic. A collapsed business, a stress-induced heart attack, and an unbearable toll on my family. And the attrition continues: axing the ISB, ignoring the Spindler review, and dragging out support schemes to grind us down.

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[HouseofSurvivors @HseofSurvivors]

https://t.co/ku8biYYqwm

HoS welcomes the Royal College of Psychiatrists' landmark statement on NRCSA and its impact.

The implications of this statement will be far-reaching.

[a thread]

[Richard Scorer @Richard_Scorer]

NHS failing child sex abuse victims, say psychiatrists - BBC News. Very important intervention from Royal College of Psychiatrists recognising “decades of mismanagement and misdiagnosis” https://t.co/wx3PTa5fKh

[Tony Charman @TonyCharman1]

@ChiCathedral @ARochaUK https://t.co/P96ZaONJXq

This diocese has a horrendous legacy of safeguarding failures which it has never sought to repair. There are multiple victims living extremely affected and compromised lives.

[Tony Charman @TonyCharman1]

The human impact of this relentless institutional delay is catastrophic. It doesn't just stall process—it destroys health, families, and lives to the point where survivors are left completely broken with nothing left to give.

I have nothing left to fight with.

[Robert Thompson (he/him) @Rgt71Robert]

Safeguarding is now exposing the deepest question facing the @churchofengland - accountability.

When I called for Justin Welby’s resignation, @ArchbishopSarah predecessor, it wasn’t because I believed one person was responsible for every safeguarding failure. It was because leadership carries responsibility, and without meaningful accountability trust cannot be rebuilt. The same principle applies today.

If independent evidence shows that senior church officers have resisted or obstructed safeguarding reform, then they should not remain in post. Leadership is a privilege, not an entitlement. Accountability cannot stop with parish clergy while becoming optional for those at the centre of the institution. @ChurchTimes @GuardintheFlock

https://t.co/s7rYzWTc9K

Jay. Wilkinson. Makin. INEQE. We do not need another review to tell us what is wrong. We need leaders prepared to accept the consequences when they fail to protect the vulnerable or stand in the way of reform.

The gospel is uncompromising about power. Repentance is not measured by statements or strategies, but by truthfulness, humility and changed behaviour. Sometimes that change includes stepping aside so that trust can begin to be rebuilt.

[Tony Charman @TonyCharman1]

Another day when everything in my soul is wanting to wave the white flag.

[Simon Sarmiento @simonsarmiento]

https://t.co/2ZH2l8N57l

[Tony Charman @TonyCharman1]

A review without immediate repair isn't safeguarding; it is formalised re-abuse. Until the senior institutional blockers who treat survivors as collateral damage are removed, no number of reports will ever change this culture.

[Tony Charman @TonyCharman1]

Gilo hits the core of it. But behind the governance debate lies a devastating human reality. Subjecting yourself to an independent review takes everything you have. Watching the Church ignore its recommendations leaves you completely broken across every part of your life.

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[Gilo @seaofcomplicity]

There is a moral delinquency hardwired into parts of the senior ecclesiocracy - we've seen it in Archbishops Council and the Nyeocracy. Reviews won't change this... only early 'retirements' and appointments into leadership of people with integrity.

[Tony Charman @TonyCharman1]

It’s not "procedural drift"—it’s the live destruction of health, family stability, and the ability to function. The Church uses reviews as PR shields to buy time, entirely indifferent to the wreckage left behind when those recommendations gather dust.

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[Jane Chevous 💙💜⛵ @ReshapersCIC]

I'm sure I'm not the only one who read this report and was left wondering 1. Who are the senior officers? 2. Have they been named & reported? 3. Who's going to tackle them?
@ChurchTimes @JimGamble_INEQE

[Tony Charman @TonyCharman1]

The catastrophic cost of this deliberate "drift": destroyed health, ruined livelihoods, and unfulfilled review recommendations.

Stop hiding behind endless structural reviews. Name the blockers, enforce repair, and clear the path to justice. (3/3)

[Tony Charman @TonyCharman1]

The @ChurchTimes summary of @INEQE’s audit confirms what survivors have been battling for years: high-level, malevolent resistance to real reform.

Behind polite terms like "procedural defensiveness" lies severe human destruction and relentless institutional re-abuse. (1/3)

[Church Times @ChurchTimes]

Significant progress in church #safeguarding is being undermined by resistance from senior officers, INEQE, the company auditing safeguarding in every diocese and cathedral, has said.

https://t.co/xgYqgqTWYb

[Tony Charman @TonyCharman1]

INEQE points fingers at "influential senior officers at diocesan & national level" hiding behind canon law and bureaucracy.

But once again, no names are named. Pointing at shadows isn't accountability—it’s protection for those driving the delay. (2/3)

[Tony Charman @TonyCharman1]

@RazOlsRF I would be interested to hear her response to those who say she is being disrespectful to her opponent. Federer walked on court in a suit, though that look was more of a nod to what was worn by players pre 1930. This is a whole different ball game - sorry, gown…