IRELAND
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The Minister for Children described the number of child sex abuse allegations against the Christian Brothers as “chilling”.
Frances Fitzgerald said the order played a central role in Irish Society over many decades.
The National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church today published eight audits of procedures.
They cover over 1,400 allegations against 456 priests and brothers, of whom 21 have been convicted.
Since 1975 – 870 allegations were made against 325 Christian Brothers alone, resulting in 12 convictions.
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