NORTHERN IRELAND
Belfast Telegraph
BY JAMES HANNING – 04 AUGUST 2014
A man who was raped by Kincora housemaster William McGrath has said that a Westminster inquiry into child abuse that includes the notorious boys’ home will have some people in Northern Ireland “shaking in their boots”.
Clint Massey, a former resident, said a local inquiry would not get to the truth of what happened at the east Belfast children’s home in the 1970s.
As recently as a fortnight ago, he self-harmed, at the age of 57, slashing his wrists in frustration after it appeared that the investigation into historic abuse was to be ditched because of a lack of funds.
“It has to be done from Westminster,” said Mr Massey. “If it stays local, a lot of people will be happy. There are too many people in Northern Ireland, predominantly Protestant, who don’t want it looked at.
“But I hope there are people shaking in their boots. They may be old men now but I don’t care. There’s no statute of limitations on this. I think there are lots of people shaking. I hope they’re expecting a knock on the door, but an investigation can’t dig deep here [in Northern Ireland]. At Westminster, they have the authority, and they can do it if they want to.”
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