'Why did you do it?' Woman confronted Scout leader after realising he had sexually abused her

Sheanna had sat down to watch a BBC documentary about Football's Darkest Secrets when it dawned on her that the relationship she'd had with her Scout leader at the age of 14 wasn't right.

She was 24-years-old when the programme aired - roughly the same age her leader was when she claims he groomed her, before sexually assaulting and raping her multiple times.

Horrified by how similar her story was to that of the abuse shown in the documentary, she knew she needed to come forward to stop anyone else enduring the same ordeal.

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Her alleged abuser died before a decision about whether to charge him could be made by the police or the Crown Prosecution Service - meaning her day in court will never come.

Instead, Sheanna Patelmaster, who is now a trustee for the NSPCC, has chosen to waive her right to anonymity to share her story, in the hope of encouraging other people affected by abuse to come forward.

She also wants to highlight what she says were missed opportunities by the Scout organisation to safeguard her, and other members.

The pair first met through the youth movement in around 2009, when Sheanna, who was then aged 13, was invited to take part in an international Scouts camp in Japan.

She recalled him taking an interest in her, and before they left on the trip she claims he suggested she move to his group in the Greater Manchester area.

Sheanna remembered thinking he was a 'nice person' and wasn't like some other Scout leaders at the time, who were said to be strict and draconian at times.

"We spent quite a lot of time together on the trip and before that," she said.

"The grooming started before we left. He was really observant in a way that