Paedophile priest Fr Brendan Smyth will be the subject of a focused investigation as part of a public inquiry into historical child abuse in Northern Ireland. The serial child molester frequented Catholic residential homes and was convicted of more than 100 charges of child abuse.
Retired judge Sir Anthony Hart
is leading one of the UK’s largest inquiries into physical, sexual and
emotional harm to children at homes run by the church, state and
voluntary organisations.