Inquiry in North hears notorious paedophile priest abused children for decades. The Historical Institutional Abuse (HIA) inquiry in the North heard on Monday that paedophile priest Brendan Smyth admitted that he could have sexually abused more than 200 children during his period in the religious life.
Junior counsel for the inquiry Joseph Aiken said that
new information had emerged from its investigations about Smyth
including how after his arrest he told a doctor in 1994 that more than
200 children may have been abused by him.
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