IRELAND
Irish Times
CARL O’BRIEN
SUMMARY: The audits point to common themes in the way abuse allegations were mishandled
AUDITS INTO Catholic dioceses and religious orders have revealed that hundreds of schoolchildren were exposed to serial abusers over a 35-year period in many communities across the State.
The reports into three religious orders and four dioceses have uncovered at least 335 child abuse allegations against more than 150 priests or members of religious orders.
The audits also found a higher proportion of abuse allegations against members of religious congregations than against priests in the dioceses that were audited.
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