ENGLAND
Sky News
August 9, 2018
The inquiry found the scale of abuse at Ampleforth and Downside is probably higher than is reflected in the number of convictions.
Monks at two leading Roman Catholic schools did not hide their sexual interest from young boys as young as seven, an inquiry has found.
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), led by professor Alexis Jay, has investigated whether Ampleforth in North Yorkshire and Downside in Somerset failed to protect pupils from predators.
Lawyers representing former students allege the schools turned a blind eye to offending over many years.
Victims were as young as 11 at Downside and seven at Ampleforth.
One alleged offender at Ampleforth is said to have abused at least 11 children aged between eight and 12 over a “sustained period of time”, but died before police could investigate.
The inquiry’s findings have been published after evidence hearings last year, which lasted weeks.
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