Child abuse survivors want commission scrapped

The Survivors of Child Abuse in Ireland group (SOCA) has called for the Laffoy Commission to be replaced with a criminal inquiry into clerical child sex abuse.

Child abuse survivors want commission scrapped
Mon, 18 Aug, 2003 - 07:25

The Survivors of Child Abuse in Ireland group (SOCA) has called for the Laffoy Commission to be replaced with a criminal inquiry into clerical child sex abuse.

The call followed revelations yesterday that the Pope sent a letter to every Catholic bishop in 1962 ordering them to keep all child abuse allegations secret.

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