IRELAND
Irish Independent
10 DECEMBER 2013
Four fresh complaints of child abuse have been made against three priests since the review of safeguarding practice in the Diocese of Kerry was completed in May.
One of these refers to a retired priest living in Kerry who is the subject of an ongoing investigation in the UK.
A total of 67 allegations against 21 priests were made in the Diocese of Kerry in the 38-year period from January 1975 to May 2013.
There has only been one prosecution in the diocese in that time.
Thirteen of the priests against whom allegations were made are now dead.
One of these, who died about 30 years ago, had 25 complaints made against him while he had access to children.
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