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	Diocese 'Disgraced' by Church Abuse Derry Journal November 30, 2011 http://www.derryjournal.com/news/local/diocese_disgraced_by_church_abuse_1_3296423 The Diocesan Administrator of the Diocese of Derry said the shortcomings highlighted in a report into how it handled allegations of clerical sex abuse "disgraced" the Church. Monsignor Eamon Martin made the remark following the publication of the Review of Safeguarding Practice in the Diocese of Derry carried out by the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church (NBSCCC). The report found that the Diocese has dealt with allegations against 23 priests made since 1975 and that 33 allegations had been referred to social services on both sides of the border. It also found that no priest of the Derry Diocese has been convicted of child abuse.
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