Boy raped by father was also abused in foster care

Tusla has defended the foster placement in which a boy — who had already suffered abuse at the hands of his father — was again abused, this time by another young person.

The Child and Family Agency also said it could not provide any additional details regarding whether any other children had been placed in the same foster setting at the same time as the alleged perpetrator, or if there was any other allegation of abuse relating to it.

The circumstances surrounding the placement have come under scrutiny after the sentencing judge in the case involving the boy’s father referred to it when jailing the man for 14 years this week.