State authorities carried out an investigation in which the were revealed chilling figures of sexual abuse registered in religious schools, mainly Catholic, Ireland.
The unusual discovery was described as “truly shocking” because the number of abuses amounts to thousands of cases, committed over almost a century.
Preliminary research showed that between the years 1927 and 2013, at least 884 personas committed sexual abuse in 300 religious schools from Ireland.
Shocking: 2,300 cases of sexual abuse were recorded in religious schools in Ireland
State authorities revealed that between the years 1927 and 2013, crimes were committed 2,300 cases of sexual abuse in religious schools in Ireland.
According to the authorities’ report, between those years there were 2 thousand 395 complaints for abuseor, mainly in schools run by the Catholic Church.
Education Minister Norma Foley announced that the next stage of the investigation will be followed by a commission, which will probably Find more cases of sexual abuse.
“The level of abuse is shocking. It is truly shocking, and so is the number of alleged abusers,” said Norma Foley.
The 2,300 cases of sexual abuse recorded in religious schools in Ireland are part of the records of the schools themselves and the testimony of the victims.
Irish government to force religious orders to compensate victims
The Irish Government has confirmed that, in response to cases of sexual abuse, it will promote an initiative to force religious orders to compensate financially to the victims.
The sexual abuse report is the latest in a series of reports in recent decades into allegations of abuse in religious schools in Ireland.
This also includes the ill-treatment by priests and members of religious ordersprimarily involving the dominant Catholic Church in Ireland.
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