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Princess Diana's Brother Recalls Being 'Like a Prisoner' at Boarding School


Charles Spencer, the brother of Princess Diana, opened up about the alleged abuse he and other young students suffered at a boarding school for children

The New York Times and the New Yorker first published investigative pieces in 2017 that accused disgruntled movie producer Harvey Weinstein of decades of sexual assault and harassment. Admitting that he found the encounters “thrilling” at the time, Charles said he remembers “cutting himself” whenever the female staff member would pretend “she was going to have to leave early to keep us all on tenterhooks.” He added: “I thought if I hurt myself enough, then God will let her stay.” He also offered a theory as to why families of the students never spoke out about the abuse, “The old money there sort of felt, ‘Well, this is gonna make my son tougher and more successful,’” Charles stated.

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