PSNI launch criminal probe into Presbyterian Church after safeguarding failures

The PCI has welcomed the police probe and said it would be co-operating fully

PSNI Assistant Chief Constable Davy Beck and Commissioner Designate for Victims of Crime Geraldine Hanna (Jonathan McCambridge/PA)

Police in Northern Ireland have launched a criminal investigation after the Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI) admitted failures in safeguarding.

Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Assistant Chief Constable Davy Beck said his investigation team aimed to make sure “perpetrators will be held to account”.