Labour MP Simon Danczuk said the allegations of rape had been made by people who attended Knowl View.

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His former wife Hilary Kay Brewer, 67, of Knowl Gap Avenue, Haslingden, was also convicted of indecently assaulting the same victim when she was an adult at the Brewers' then family home.

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The abuse by Sir Cyril was said to have taken place at Cambridge House Children's Home, a privately-run care home which closed in 1965, and the council-run Knowl View residential school, which shut in 1992.

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His ex-wife Hilary Brewer, also known by her middle name Kay, and of Knowl Gap Avenue, Haslingden, was convicted of indecently assaulting the same victim when she was an adult at their then family home.

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Twelve men have so far accused Sir Cyril of abusing them in the 1960s at Cambridge House Children's Home, a privately-run care home which closed in 1965, and the council-run Knowl View residential school, which shut in 1992.

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So far 12 men have accused him of abusing them in the 1960s, both at the Cambridge House children's home, a privately-run care home which closed in 1965, and the council-run Knowl View residential school which shut in 1992.

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