Chris Bryant MP says he was abused by former National Youth Theatre boss

Worker MP Sir Chris Bryant said that he was sexually harassed by the former president of the National Youth Theater Michael Croft.

Sir Chris said that Mr. Croft, who died in 1986, invited him to dinner every night on his way to the company in London in the summer of 1978.

Rhonda and Ogmore MP commented in an interview with Sunday Times.

National Youth Theater said in a statement, “It is very upset that this is very upset by the same perpetrator with the same perpetrator.”

Mr. Croft was 40 years old, and then the 16 -year -old was old, and Sir Chris said one evening he returned to Mr. Croft, he returned to the toilet to find his landlord naked except for a silk dress.

Mr. Croft then said he wanted sex from him, which he felt that he had no option except to pass, and made him feel like a “16 -year -old prostitute”.

In the interview before the publication of his book, Sir Chris said, “I don’t like to say this too much because I didn’t say it very often.

“It was always the same Italian in King’s Cross.

Sir Chris said Mr. Croft never moved towards him again. Atarned Minister was the funeral of Mr. Croft.

“Absolutely treated terrible, inferior,” Sir Chris added.

“Michael managed to identify someone who was gay in almost all of them. Homosexuality is illegal – It certainly frowned – so that people were assumed that people would keep a secret. “

Despite the alleged abuse to Sunday Times, Croft and the remaining friends did not regret and the incident “crucified” he said.

“I think it is important that people who managed to be good can tell these stories,” he said, “Bullying – everyone thinks it’s the only person until he tells the story.”

He said that at least one friend was abused by Mr. Croft on the National Youth Theater Days.

The 63 -year -old player said he had sexually been sexually assaulted to five male deputies during his time at Westminster, but did not name or reported them.

Um There was no system to do this, and I was scared of me to look bad, dedi he said, and said he felt that homophobia fell for 24 years as a deputy in Parliament.

A statement about the National Youth Theater website “Chris Bryant was grateful for explaining the historical abuse he lived in the 1970s.”

He continued: “We are very sorry for this to the others who share the historical abuse accounts of the same perpetrator with us before.

“One Public explanation about the case in 2017We stand in solidarity with all victims of abuse, and we encourage everyone who has abused them long ago to talk to someone and access support. “

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