Cooke was capable of murdering schoolboy Philip Cairns, says woman abused by him as a child

A woman who was a child victim of paedophile Eamonn Cooke has spoken out about her experiences in a powerful interview.

Cooke was capable of murdering schoolboy Philip Cairns, says woman abused by him as a child

A woman who was a child victim of paedophile Eamonn Cooke has spoken out about her experiences in a powerful interview.

Sophia (not her real name) was one of the victims whose testimony helped to secure a conviction on sex assault charges against Cooke in 2007, when he was 70 years old. He was found guilty of 42 charges of sexual assault at the Central Criminal Court. He died last week.

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