Marcus Parks

Yeah.

But Savo was considered for years to be a friend, an important patron to this institute, all while he abused countless girls inside and outside its walls.

Yeah, right?

Yeah.

And founded in 1948 as an experiment in which psychotherapy was used to correct behavioral defects in girls placed in its care.

Fun stuff.

Duncroft started as something of a mix between a halfway house and a state prison for teenage girls.

Owing to the British style of parenting that often left child rearing to institutions like boarding schools, it was thought that it would be better if vulnerable, damaged girls were looked after by the state.

And Duncroft was considered to be the cutting edge of these types of so-called approved schools.

There was not, however, any indication that Duncroft was anything but a punishment because the facility was surrounded by eight foot tall walls, which gave the whole facility a minimum security prison vibe.

Now, Duncroft was a relatively small institution.

Out of the 300 girls sent to special schools in England each year, only 12 went to Duncroft because Duncroft was reserved for the upper crust.

These were the daughters of ambassadors, surgeons, BBC executives.

But none of these girls were sent to Duncroft for anything violent.

Most were merely inconvenient or troublesome.

Most were so-called bad girls.

Where the boys aren't.

Yeah.

They were sent to Duncroft for running away from home, using drugs, having eating disorders, engaging in underage sex.

In other words, these were girls who wanted to act older than their age.