A review of alleged historic child abuse at Scouting Ireland has indicated that files related to some cases went missing and that some scout leaders appear to have “colluded” to facilitate abusers preying on children. “There are suspicions that, in the mid-1990s, files relating to child abuse went missing,” Dr Lawlor told Ms Zappone, in a letter dated December 12th last. ‘High office’The adult member held “high office” in the organisation for several decades, and was a “close associate” of several other leaders, now also facing “credible” abuse allegations. “In doing so they appear to have been facilitated by adult members, against who there are now credible allegations,” Dr Lawlor wrote. The figures show there are an additional 66 alleged victims of youth-on-youth sexual abuse, not included in the headline 313 figure of alleged victims.

Source: The Irish Times February 18, 2019 04:52 UTC