Andrew Moore accused the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Church of England and police of shortcomings in their handling of John Symth, who passed away on Saturday.
The 57-year-old told the Daily Telegraph newspaper he – and other alleged victims – had been denied justice and closure by action not being taken sooner.
He said: “I’m a generally very forgiving person, but Justin Welby was the Archbishop of Canterbury.
“Jesus would not have silently protected the abusers; he would have stood with the abused.”
Most Rev Justin Welby knew Mr Smyth and attended some of the same holiday camps in Dorset during the 1970s.
They were run by the Iwerne Trust, of which Mr Smyth was once the chair before stepping down. It has since merged with another organisation, the Titus Trust.
It was alleged Mr Smyth beat youngsters, who he had met at the camps, at his home in Hampshire. Mr Smyth is the only staff member at the Iwerne Trust camps accused of abuse.
The allegations against Mr Smyth were not investigated by police until an investigation by Channel 4 last year.
Ten days ago, alleged victims were informed that Hampshire Police had been instructed to question Mr Smyth on UK soil, with a view to mounting a prosecution.
Police had not previously investigated Mr Smyth, saying there was not enough evidence.
Officers had not been handed an Iwerne…
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