Inquiry into child sex abuse hears evidence from Somerset’s Downside School today – live updates

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Somerset Live

December 6, 2017

By Claire Herbaux

Offenders targeted two schools: One in Somerset and one in North Yorkshire

An inquiry is looking into paedophilia at a Somerset school and evidence will be heard today.

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) is examining the prevalence of paedophilia in the English Benedictine Congregation and failures in protecting young people.

This will focus on offenders that targeted children at two Roman Catholic schools, Ampleforth in North Yorkshire and Downside in Somerset , over the course of many decades.

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