Philippines: Irish priest on mission to save orphans from being sold for sex in the typhoon aftermath
IRELAND
Irish Mirror
Nov 10, 2014 By Cathal McMahon
Fr Shay Cullen says traffickers have lured kids out of the ravaged city of Tacloban and forced them to work as sex slaves
An Irish priest told yesterday how dangerous traffickers have lured children out of a typhoon ravaged city and forced them to work in brothels.
Fr Shay Cullen revealed many of the Filipino children are then pimped out to Irish and other westerners as sex slaves.
The Dublin priest, who set up the Preda Foundation in 1974, has devoted his life to rescuing child sex victims and bringing their abusers to court.
And now, in an exclusive interview with the Irish Mirror, the 71-year-old cleric has revealed how dangerous predators have exploited children orphaned by Typhoon Haiyan a year ago.
He said: “We travelled to Tacloban after the typhoon like every other charity to help with the emergency.
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