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Child sexual abuse campaigners have said the decision to restore the work by paedophile sculptor Eric Gill is a 'smack in the face' and 'flies in the face' of BBC values.
A statue by the artist Eric Gill, who sexually abused his daughters, will be repaired by the BBC after it was vandalized last year.
The BBC will today begin restoring the Eric Gill statue outside of its Broadcasting House headquarters after it was vandalized last year.
The cost of the work will be covered through insurance and not the licence fee, the broadcaster confirmed on Tuesday.
The work by artist who sexually abused his daughters stands above an entrance to Broadcasting House and was vandalised last year