Irish government abuse inquiry: 50 alleged abusers at Brothers of Charity school
September 06, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: An Irish government inquiry into abuse allegations at religious-order schools found that a disproportionately high number involved schools for disabled students.
2,395 allegations of historical sexual abuse (1927-2013) involved 884 alleged abusers in 308 schools. 590 of the allegations, lodged against 190 alleged abusers, involved 17 schools for disabled students (p. 6).
166 of these allegations were made against 50 alleged abusers at a school for the disabled run by the Brothers of Charity in Glanmire, Ireland.
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Sep. 06, 2024 9:41 AM ET USA
Any abuse of disabled children is especially appalling. However, physical and sexual abuse are two different categories of evil which should be distinguished in the article. The report is missing important data on the percentage of homosexual abuse, and the Brothers of Charity most likely ran schools for boys only. It would be informative to show frequency of abuses at each particular period between 1927 and 2013. Without these details, the article smacks of just another anti Catholic hit piece.
