IRELAND
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February 20, 2018
[See also: Publication of Audit of Religious Orders, Congregations and Missionary Societies Volume II, produced by Tusla, the Republic of Ireland’s agency charged with improving the lives of children.]
Almost 1,900 allegations of child sex abuse were made against religious orders between 1996 and 2015.
Tusla has published a new report which shows that 10% of individuals involved were convicted for child sexual abuse offences.
This audit was undertaken as a recommendation of the Ferns report in 2005 and is the second report which covers the period from 1996 up to 2015 and involved all 135 religious orders.
It found that 1,882 allegations were made against 549 current, former and deceased members.
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