Omroep Iain Lee is open about sexually abused as a young person by Scout Group leaders.
The former host of eleven o'clock, 51, told how he was instructed as a nine -year -old boy to get rid of naked and 'jump up and down' while he is thrown to tennis balls at him, and is asked to 'roll around' to roll around In mud clothing together with the rest of the group that were also naked.
He claims that scoutmasters have misled them by saying that they 'spend part of our time naked and outside the hut' during their annual camping trip to the New Forest, Hants and their parents agreed – so it didn't make sense To tell them because they knew '.
Iain has said earlier that he was sexually abused by a scoutmaster during the documentary of Channel 5 2018, called me and my mental health.
He claimed that the experience led him to take antidepressants and even considered suicide, and led to a long battle with depression.
But he has never responded to so much detail and hopes that his story will encourage other children from the same reconnaissance group in Slough, Berkshire, 'in the late 1970s and early eighties to come forward and their accounts of the same journey To reveal and possibly expose that the management is.
Iain, who now works as a counselor in mental health, was a member of a CUB group on the Britwell estate in Slough and upon accession he was younger than their usual intake, but was told that they would make a special exception for me . '
During the camping trip to the New Forest, where the Cubs and Scouts – '40 to 50 boys from nine to 13 ' – slept on the floor of a village hall in sleeping bags, Iain said:' At the end of all the boys were given the boys every night Assignment to strip naked, while tennis balls were thrown by the organizers and we had to jump as high as we could jump, as fast as we could, to grab these balls. Nude.
Omroep and former I'm a Iain Lee has been opened about the horrible test he has experienced while as a nine -year -old Cub Scout
The former host of eleven o'clock, 51, told how as a nine -year -old boy he was instructed to get rid of naked and 'jump up and down' while he had thrown tennis balls at him
He was also asked to 'roll around in mud' minus clothing together with the rest of the group that were also naked
He claims that scoutmasters have misled them by saying that they 'spend part of our time naked and outside the hut' during their annual camping tour to the New Forest
“We were instructed to turn and pick up these balls, bend forward and pick up the balls when they fell on the floor.”
He continued: 'Sometimes these balls were thrown pretty hard, so that they hurt, but more often they were bounced on the floor and they went up and we were told that they should jump on and get as much as possible.
'We were young children naked, not in our underpants.
'Once you have caught the ball enough time in groups of four or five, you would leave and take a shower where you were viewed by at least one or possibly two members of the organizing crew.
“You were ordered to foam in and if you didn't do it well enough, they would do it for you.”
He added: “You were then told to place your pajamas that felt like a blessed relief.”
Iain then explained how two scoutmasters would patrol the group while they slept and claimed that if one of the Cubs was awake 'they would be touched' and then would be added calfly, “some boys would be taken in another room.”
The first I am a celebrity … Get me away here! Star also told how the group was 'encouraged' to strip outside, reminding how he and colleague were told to take off their clothes before they came into a stream, as well as a soggy field where they were ordered to 'on' And to jump and jump and roll in the mud '.
Iain claims that he has since spoken with various other boys in the group who can tell 'much worse experiences'
He stabbed the 10-minute video posted on his YouTube channel, he insisted on other members of the group that similar traumas to contact him
Iain – those two sons shares with wife Helena Robinson, from whom he separated in 2018 – announced in 2023 that he stopped his job as a radio -DJ to concentrate on becoming a counselor
Iain said: 'This was the only time I came up with them and I can remember as a nine -year -old boy, I was absolutely terrified. I was wearing my coat, my hands pushed in my pockets and I remember that I was looking at the floor, said nothing, while they initially encouraged me to strip away, then she ordered me to strip and when they saw it Did not go to happen, they bullying me, teasing and belonging.
“I felt nothing but shame and fear. I was nine '.
Iain claims that he has since spoken with various other boys in the group who can tell 'much worse experiences' and says that he 'has left light' and 'one of the lucky ones'.
The closing of the 10-minute video on his YouTube channel, he penetrated other members of the group on those similar traumas to contact him and call and be ashamed of the leaders, while he also asked or there or there Watching lawyers, would be interested in helping it affected looking for compensation and added: “I'm coming for you.”
Iain – those two sons shares with wife Helena Robinson, from whom he divorced in 2018 – announced in 2023 that he stopped his job as a radio DJ to concentrate on becoming a counselor.
He previously praised the charity the Samaritans for helping him and revealed that they had saved his life a number of times.
