In an interview with The Irish Times, Mr Elliott said that during his review of historical abuse in former scouting bodies, evidence emerged of a “clique” of abusers within CBSI. “I’m quite sure that there would have been an understanding between them and there would have been communication between them,” Mr Elliott said. The historical abuse controversy relates to CBSI and the Scout Association of Ireland, which merged to form Scouting Ireland in 2004. The youth organisation has identified more than 350 alleged survivors of historical child sex abuse, and 275 alleged perpetrators. The organisation had done a “really remarkable job” improving standards and confronting the legacy of past abuse, Mr Elliott said.

Source: The Irish Times May 29, 2021 05:00 UTC