Charles Spencer, the brother of the late Princess Diana, has opened up about being sexually and physically abused while he attended a boarding school as a child.
Spencer spoke with NBC News senior legal and investigative correspondent Cynthia McFadden for an interview on “Today” that will air March 11.
“We were locked away,” Spencer, 59, said. “We were like prisoners. We were prey to very bad people’s worst instincts.”
The alleged incidents happened when Spencer was attending Maidwell Hall, the prestigious boarding school in Britain.
The school has notified “the local authorities who investigate possible crimes against children. School officials are also encouraging any past students with similar experiences to come forward,” according to “Today.”
The 9th Earl Spencer told “Today” that it wasn’t until he was 42 when he talked about the abuse to a therapist.
“He said, ‘Whisper to me one thing you’ve never told anyone,'” Spencer said. “And I said, ‘I was sexually abused by a woman when I was a child.'”
Spencer’s appearance on “Today” is ahead of the release of his new memoir, A Very Private School.
The memoir is set to be released March 14.