Irish Priests Child Abuse Up 38%
On May - 16 - 2011
The number of allegations of child abuse at the hands of priests in the Irish Catholic Church has increased by 38 percent, says a group, which aims to protect the safety of children. The National Board for the Safeguarding of Children in the Catholic Church (NBSCCC), said in its 2010 annual report that there had been 272 new allegations of abuse between April 2010 and March 2011. The number of allegations – which include physical, emotional and sexual abuse – was up significantly as compared to 1976 cases last year, said the report.
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