LONDON, JUN 16 - The late Sir Clement Freud, a grandson of Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, was accused of raping at least three underage girls for several years.
The charges were brought by the victims, now women have adult and reascenderam the debate in the UK about sexual harassment, child abuse and impunity of causing such crimes.
The crimes committed by the former deputy and academic, important public figure in England both for their achievements and accomplishments as for his relationship with the psychoanalyst, took place in the late 1940s to the 1970s.
The first to reveal the crimes was Sylvia Woosley woman who knew Sir Clement since 10 years old and lived with him for a time period in which he abused and raped her constantly, according to the complaint.
Sylvia told her story in the "Exposure" the station "ITV", the same that helped reveal the atrocities of the host broadcaster pedophile "BBC" Jimmy Savile. In the same program, Vicky Hayes, another victim, said he met Sir Clement when he was 14 by his parents, who were his friends, and when did 17 years was raped by him. Already a third woman, who preferred to remain anonymous, also said he was sexually abused as a child and later when he was 17.
Born in Germany in 1924, Clement Freud fled to England with his family, all of Jewish origin, to escape Nazi persecution. In the UK succeeded in several areas, becoming head chef, writer, academician, rector of the University of Dundee and St Andrews and liberal deputy.
The German, respected character and father of five children, died in 2009, aged 85. At his funeral was attended by celebrities such as British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the lead singer of U2, Bono Vox.
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