NORTHERN IRELAND
Belfast Telegraph
July 20 2017
The Police Ombudsman’s investigation into child sex abuse at the notorious Kincora Boys’ Home in Northern Ireland is to conclude this year.
Ombudsman Dr Michael Maguire launched the review after alleged victims complained about the Royal Ulster Constabulary’s (RUC) handling of reports in the 1980s of wrongdoing.
A separate public inquiry, which published its findings in January this year, has already rejected claims that senior establishment figures used the East Belfast institution to target children. Instead, it blamed failings by the health authorities and the RUC after dozens of residents raised concerns.
The Ombudsman’s office said: “We are investigating a total of seven complaints about how police dealt with reports of child sex abuse at the Kincora Boys’ Home in East Belfast.
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