{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6538ccdabc6f900012695107/68de84e1043c361f826c314d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 1212: Former boxer sexually abused by coach as a child now seeking law reform","description":"<p>Former international amateur boxer Simon Byrne is still fighting the hardest battle of his life after confronting his childhood sexual abuse.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>His attacker Patrick Lowe was his boxing coach when Simon took up the sport at the age of 11 in Manchester.</p><p>Lowe, who is now in his 80s, escaped justice after being declared unfit to stand trial because of dementia.</p><p>Eamon is joined today by Simon and his wife Maria who are campaigning to have the law changed in the UK so even elderly and frail sex offenders face consequences.</p><p>Sign the Simon's Law UK petition here: https://chng.it/BrRqhkzyMT</p>","author_name":"Crime World"}