Ferns priests shamed in damning report

Some 21 Catholic priests savagely sexually assaulted young boys and girls in parishes across Co Wexford in Ireland during the past 40 years, a scathing report into clerical abuse revealed today.

Ferns priests shamed in damning report

Some 21 Catholic priests savagely sexually assaulted young boys and girls in parishes across Co Wexford in Ireland during the past 40 years, a scathing report into clerical abuse revealed today.

A two-year investigation uncovered 100 complaints of abuse, with one priest responsible for 26 assaults.

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