Brandon report: ‘Staff knew disabled residents at HSE-run facility were being sexually abused’

The review examined the serious incidents at the facilities in which a resident in St Joseph’s hospital in Stranorlar carried out the sexual abuse against other residents. Picture: Newspix

Adults with learning difficulties were subjected to sustained sexual abuse by another resident at an HSE-run facility with the full knowledge of staff and management, a report has found.

The National Independent Review Panel found that a lack of external management oversight and leadership from the Health Service Executive allowed the abuse at the centre in Co Donegal to worsen over time.