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openly admitted to the former of these charges, describing it as 'philanthropic abduction' and basing his defence on the idea that the end justified the means. In total, he was taken to court on 88 occasions, usually on the charge of kidnapping. However, being a charismatic speaker and popular figure, he rode through these scandals unscathed. Other charges brought against him included presenting staged images of children for
Barnardo's 'before and after' cards and neglecting basic hygiene for the children under his care.
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underprivileged customers. During one of these visits, he spoke to a group at 32 Flower and Dean Street, Whitechapel, during the period of the murders. One of the women drunkenly cried, 'We're all up to no good and no-one cares what becomes of us; perhaps some of us will be killed next.' He later viewed the body of
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after inspecting the conditions within which London's orphaned population slept. This was the first of 122 such establishments, caring for over 8,500 children, founded before he died in 1905. Significant provisions were available to occupants; infants/younger children were sent to rural districts in
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outbreak. For those unable to afford private education, the school offered education which although
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From the foundation of the homes in 1867 to
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and founder and director of homes for poor and deprived children. From the foundation of the first
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in 1868, his first attempt at aiding the estimated 30,000 'destitute' children in
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an attempt to protect them from industrial pollution, and teenagers were trained in skills such as carpentry and metal work, to provide them a form of basic financial stability.
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