Dead child abusers can now be named

DEAD people identified as child abusers in State institutions can be named publicly, according to the provisional ruling of the investigative arm of the Laffoy Commission.

The ruling, posted on the commission’s web site this week, also allows for the public naming of the institution where the abuse occurred.

Last month, lawyers for the Christian Brothers and sisters who ran 26 industrial schools challenged the commission’s powers of inquiry, arguing that where an alleged perpetrator had died, there could not be a finding of abuse without evidence or denial.