IRELAND
One in Four
One in Four, the national charity which supports women and men who have experienced sexual violence today welcomed the launch an advertising campaign by the Commission of Investigation into Clerical Sexual abuse in the Dublin Arch Diocese calling upon people with evidence relevant to its work to come forward. This campaign marks the commencement of the investigation which was first promised by Government in October 2002 following the broadcast of the RTE Primetime documentary Cardinal Secrets. The commission will examine the handling of complaints of child sexual abuse perpetrated by Catholic priests from or attached to the Archdiocese of Dublin.
One in Four first called for this investigation in 2002 and has been involved in ongoing consultation and discussions with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform over the past four years in that regard. Our Advocacy Service continues to support a large number of women and men who have crucial evidence relevant to the work of the Commission. Today, Deirdre Fitzpatrick, Advocacy Co-ordinator at One in Four, encouraged those who have experienced sexual abuse perpetrated by priests in or attached to the Dublin Archdiocese to come forward.
Posted by kshaw at May 24, 2006 07:54 AM