IRELAND
Irish Independent
By Sarah Stack
Tuesday June 05 2012
MORE than 230 allegations of clerical abuse have been made to the Catholic Church watchdog in the last year.
Figures showed 237 new abuse claims involving 196 priests and religious members were reported – the majority from adults who alleged they were childhood victims.
Six complaints relating to the year 2000 onwards were made to the National Board For Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church (NBSCCC).
Ian Elliott, chief executive of the NBSCCC, warned the board needs more funding to cope with its workload.
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