The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), which has been running since 2014, is gradually assembling the most detailed picture yet of how British institutions have provided sanctuary for sexual predators. IICSA’s scope takes in not just the Catholic Church, but also the Church of England, local government, residential schools, children’s homes and young offender institutes, among others. But from a Catholic perspective, its most sickening findings are those concerning young children in the care of priests and monks who were supposed to have dedicated their lives to God.
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How a school's 'mafia' culture enabled abuse
the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (iicsa), which has been running since 2014, is gradually assembling the most detailed pictur...
Dan Hitchens

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