Child abuse report expected to confirm victims' claims of serial abuse in Catholic-run orphanages and industrial schools
The Catholic church was today steeling itself for the publication of a report into allegations of decades of exploitation and sexual assault in Ireland's orphanages and industrial schools.
The Commission to Inquire Into Child Abuse, headed by an Irish judge, Sean Ryan, is expected to confirm victims' claims of serial abuse in the institutions and make recommendations about how children in care can be protected in future.
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