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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Rebecca Black

Call for full public inquiry into historical clerical abuse in Northern Ireland

A law firm said the reports ‘leave significant questions unanswered’ (PA) - (PA Archive)

A call has been made for a full public inquiry into historical clerical abuse in Northern Ireland.

It comes after a report outlined experiences by a number of victims and survivors, including exorcism, physical violence and sexual abuse at a range of faith-based settings connected with the Catholic Church and Protestant churches between 1922 and 2024.

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