the governor at medomsley when police say the abuse was at its height was tim newall, he went on to haveful career in the criminaljustice system. up until now, he's refused to be interviewed. mr newall i wonder if i could ask you about your time as governor of medomsley and how is it... sorry... how is it when you were in charge, neville husband could abuse hundreds of men with a widespread abuse and yet you say you knew nothing about it. i did knowing nothing about it. i'm very sorry it did happen. how is what possible. it was common knowledge among the staff. it wasn't. well under oath, under oath officers said in court that they didn't report neville husband because they felt he was protected at the top. well ultimately that is you. that's rubbish. i was not protecting him at all. we've learned that 273 of husbands victims have been compensated by the government costing £3.5 million. that figure is expected to rise. and viewers in the north east of england and cumbria can see more of that story on an inside out special programme on bbc one at 11:35 tomorrow night and everywhere else o