SISTER Frances Dominica will speak publicly for the first time about her campaign on sexual abuse allegations since she was forced to sever ties with Helen and Douglas House.
She intends to become "a voice for the voiceless" when she speaks at the annual conference of FACT, an organisation which supports carers, teachers and others falsely accused of abuse or misconduct.
According to the Daily Mail, Sister Frances is also aiming to further her campaign by meeting other public figures who have been accused of similar crimes such as Lord Bramall and Nigel Evans MP.
She has also shared her experiences with Oxford University criminologists, who are researching the ramifications when people are wrongly accused of historic sex crimes.
In an exclusive interview with the Oxford Mail in January, Sister Frances described her heartache after sexual abuse allegations forced leave Helen and Douglas House, the Oxford hospice that she founded.
The nun – given an OBE for services to healthcare after founding Helen House, the world’s first children’s hospice – revealed she had resigned from her position as a trustee of the charity at the end of December.
Her resignation came after the hospice asked Sister Frances “not to return”, on recommendation of a confidential risk assessment.
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