NORTHERN IRELAND
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By Catherine Healy
A woman who was sexually assaulted by paedophile Brendan Smyth at the age of 13 has said that she may take legal action against members of An Garda Síochána who had known about his activities at the time of her abuse.
Smyth abused Rose (not her real name) in 1993, 20 years after his behaviour first came to the attention of gardaí.
She was 13 at the time.
Speaking on Morning Ireland, Rose said she would consider including gardaí who were aware of his abuse in a civil case she is taking against Bishop Leo O’Reilly, Cardinal Sean Brady and Smyth’s former order, the Norbertines.
I think all the victims’ civil cases could be broadened out – even those that have been settled.
She said she knew “for a fact that [Smyth] didn’t just visit [her] house” in the years he took shelter in Kilnacrott Abbey in Cavan after being extradited from Northern Ireland.
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