NORTHERN IRELAND
BBC News
Two former residents of a Protestant children’s home in County Antrim have told an inquiry they were sexually abused by an Army member.
One witness told the Historical Institutional Abuse (HIA) inquiry that the soldier abused him in a playroom and bedroom at Manor House in Lisburn.
He said his alleged abuser bought sweets and gifts for children at the former Church Of Ireland home.
The inquiry is examining child abuse in residential homes in Northern Ireland.
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Giving evidence via videolink from Australia, the man, who is now in his 60s, said the soldier “manipulated us children”.
“I think he may have abused other children,” he added.
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