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Abuse fuelled alcoholism, court told

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Sylvia
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The Telegram (St. John’s Newfoundland) Published on April 07, 2016 Barb Sweet Marriage breakup, employment difficulties result of Mount Cashel experience: witness The soft, lilting voice of a witness in his mid-70s set an eerie tone in Courtroom No. 2 … Continue reading →

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Man says he told priest in confession of sexual incidents

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Sylvia
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The Telegraph (St. John’s Newfoundland) Published on April 08, 2016 Barb Sweet With a moaning sob, a shaking former Mount Cashel Orphanage resident covered his face at Newfoundland Supreme Court Friday morning. The Mount Cashel Orphanage memorial site at the … Continue reading →

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‘Sense of powerlessness’ at orphanage

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Sylvia
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 The Telegram (St. John’s Newfoundland) Published on April 11, 2016 Barb Sweet Boys forced into cold pool to bathe to save Mount Cashel money on hot water, civil trial told Some 60 years ago, two boys without winter coats dragged … Continue reading →

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” Priest pleads not guilty to new charges ” & related articles

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Sylvia
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6 WJAC TV Updated: Wednesday, April 22 2015, 05:28 PM EDT By: Maria Miller JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A suspended Somerset County priest accused of molesting young boys on mission trips overseas was back in federal court Wednesday morning facing new … Continue reading →

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“Child sex abuse inquiry: Senior Catholic nun apologises to victims from Neerkol orphanage in Queensland: & related articles

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Sylvia
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ABC Radio Australia Updated 22 April 2015, 14:30 AEST By William Rollo A senior Catholic nun apologises to victims of sexual abuse at St Joseph’s Orphanage at Neerkol, near Rockhampton, during her testimony at a Royal Commission into Institutional Responses … Continue reading →

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“Ex-bishop ‘deeply regrets’ response to abuse allegations at Neerkol orphanage” & related articles & VIDEO

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Sylvia
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Brisbane Times April 17, 2015 – 3:44PM Miranda Forster A retired Catholic bishop says he deeply regrets dismissing allegations of child sexual abuse against members of his clergy and admits he put the reputation of the church first. Former head … Continue reading →

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“Royal Commission continues into alleged abuse at Neerkol orphanage: & related articles & VIDEO

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Sylvia
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The Courier-Mail (Australia) April 17, 2015 12:00AM (16 April in Canada) MICHAEL MADIGAN The Courier-Mail AN ALLEGED pedophile priest told his victim he would throw the boy off a bridge in central Queensland if he revealed he was being raped. … Continue reading →

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75 charges and 40 + complainants!

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Sylvia
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As promised, I will be getting on with posting some new information on the sex abuse scandal at St. Mary’s International School in Japan.  I started the day however with getting a few items posted regarding cases before the courts … Continue reading →

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“Child sex abuse inquiry: Rockhampton priest ‘raped me well over 100 times’, witness says” & related articles

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Sylvia
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ABC News (Australia) 14 April 2015 By William Rollo and Marlina Whop A witness at a child sex abuse inquiry says she was raped “well over 100 times” by a priest at St Joseph’s Neerkol Orphanage Rockhampton in central Queensland. … Continue reading →

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“Abuse at St Francis Boys Home kept secret for 60 years” & related articles

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Sylvia
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BBC News  Beds, Het & Bucks 20 July 2013 By Nic Rigby BBC News St Francis Boys Home in Shefford, Bedfordshire, closed in the 1970s     An ex-resident of a Catholic orphanage in Bedfordshire has spoken for the first … Continue reading →

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