NORTHERN IRELAND
BBC News
A woman who claims she was sexually abused by a priest when she was a child has said she “felt sorry” for her alleged abuser at one stage.
The woman, 40, told the trial of Catholic priest Peter Donnelly, 69, that before she reported her allegations to police in September 2010, “I felt sorry for Fr Donnelly”.
She said she did not go to the police sooner was because she was “afraid”.
“The simple reason being I blamed myself,” she added.
“I thought the blame would come back on me.”
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