NORTHERN IRELAND
Belfast Telegraph
06 OCTOBER 2014
A religious order under scrutiny at a historic abuse inquiry has said some of the allegations were inaccurate.
A lawyer for the De La Salle congregation of brothers said it had apologised and paid compensation where it accepted that wrongdoing took place.
Kevin Rooney QC challenged some of the evidence due to be given to the Historical Institutional Abuse (HIA) inquiry.
He said: “There are allegations which lawyers say are inaccurate, unreliable, possibly untruthful.”
He said the order sought to protect the reputation, integrity and character of those brothers whom it said did not abuse.
“The apology is also based on the civil claims that have been brought against the order, they have paid deserved compensation to those applicants who they accept have been abused.”
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