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Irish TV looks into abuse by Dublin clergy

Dennis Coday  |  Jun. 17, 2009 NCR Today

Ireland is still reeling, trying to cope with the disclosures of the Ryan Commission's 2,600-page report detailing a government investigation into the physical and sexual abuse of children in church-run schools and orphanages.

Yet to come this summer is a report on investigation into sexual abuse of minors by clergy of the Dublin archdiocese. Details are slowly coming out: 60,000 documents reviewed, hundreds of children abused, 152 priests accused but only a small friction were ever prosecuted.

Ireland's TV 3 aired an hour-long program Tuesday night into the investigation. The program, Abuse of Trust: The Sins of Our Fathers [1]," can be viewed on line along with several extended interviews of victims and religious superiors.

Hat tip for this to Kathy Shaw, who keeps the Abuse Tracker [2] up to date over at www.bishop-accountability.org.


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Links:
[1] http://www.tv3.ie/shows.php?request=abuseoftrust&tv3_preview&video=10258
[2] http://www.bishop-accountability.org/AbuseTracker/