The turning point comes when he falls for a policewoman, Anthea (Zoë Tapper) and gets a knock at the door from detectives investigating abuse at St Leonard’s.

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Connolly’s 2010 memoir, Against All Odds, in which he wrote about surviving his horrific childhood and becoming a personal trainer to a number of celebrities, details how he learnt to read aged 25. I feel furious for Paul and all the other children who suffered so horribly at the hands of such evil creatures. Daniel O'Malley, a detective inspector who heads the continuing investigation, suggested that there could have been as many as 70 victims during those years. But, as he investigates his true origins, Paul – who now lives in Billericay – discovers that his birth certificate is a lie.

The boys were subjected to horrific assaults from a gang of paedophiles who would enter the dormitories at night. Paul Connolly is a very experienced personal trainer, massage therapist and physical rehabilitation expert. We watch a night-time raid on a dorm by paedophile staff, grabbing boys out of their beds “for a bit of fun”.

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One of his trainers threatened his house-father over Paul's abuse and the harrowing torture stopped.Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.