Get the best experience in our app Enjoy offline reading, category favourites, and instant updates - right from your pocket. Download the App Maybe later Home Devil abuse ‘real’ Devil abuse ‘real’ 12th May 2000, 1:00am Compiled By Jon Slater Share Devil abuse ‘real’ https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/devil-abuse-real Copy Link SATANIC abuse of children does take place, according to a Government report. According to the authors, Dr John Hale of the Portman clinic, London, and psychotherapist Valerie Sinason, victims are ot suffering from false memory syndrome as suggested by research in 1994 which dismissed the claims a “myth”. Reports compiled by Jon Slater, with the help of the National Children’s Bureau Want to keep reading for free? Register with Tes and you can read five free articles every month, plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters. Register Log in Register with Tes and you can read five free articles every month, plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters. More information Keep reading for just £4.90 per month /per month for 12 months You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £4.90 per month for three months and get: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £4.90 per month for three months and get: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters More information Read more GCSEs Compiled By Jon Slater • 17th May 2002 Teachers’ pay Compiled By Jon Slater • 17th May 2002 No bonus claims Compiled By Jon Slater • 8th February 2002 Costly surveys Compiled By Jon Slater • 8th February 2002 Recent Most read Most shared Lords back social media ban for under-16s News 22 January 2026 Why a social media ban would raise big questions for schools Analysis 22 January 2026 What educational psychologists really do Teaching & Learning 22 January 2026 Are perimenopausal teachers getting enough support in schools? Analysis 21 January 2026 How many exam grades include marking errors? Analysis 20 January 2026 MAT merger plan called off after ‘aggressive’ opposition News 20 January 2026 ‘Parents are people, too,’ schools told in guidance on complaints News 20 January 2026 Government launches ‘tougher’ guidance on phones in schools News 19 January 2026 How many exam grades include marking errors? Analysis 20 January 2026
