IRELAND
Belfast Telegraph
Catholic Church braced for new child sex abuse scandal in Republic of Ireland
By Ralph Riegel
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
The Catholic Church is bracing itself for another potential child abuse scandal, with a file to be sent to the Republic of Ireland’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) about allegations of physical and sexual abuse at a boarding school.
Colaiste an Chroi Naofa in Carraig na bhFear in Cork — which was formerly run by the Order of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (OMSH) — is the focus of a garda probe into abuse complaints lodged by almost 20 former pupils.
The complaints all relate alleged events at the school in the 1970s and 1980s.
Three men have been arrested as a result of the complaints.
The men — all in their late 60s and 70s — were released without charge.
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