An American priest and psychologist at the centre of suspected murder
scandal was hired as a child psychologist in Ireland after a series of
sexual abuse cases, the former chief executive of the southeastern
health board has said.
John Cooney said that Joseph Maskell, the subject of the Netflix documentary The Keepers, almost certainly counselled child sexual abuse victims. Mr Cooney said he believed that Maskell may have been hired without a job interview because he had adequate qualifications and experience and because the health board was chronically short of child psychologists to deal with the huge growth in sexual abuse cases that came to light in the 1990s.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/american-priest-linked-to-murder-counselled-irish-sex-abuse-victims-grmkkcs9v
John Cooney said that Joseph Maskell, the subject of the Netflix documentary The Keepers, almost certainly counselled child sexual abuse victims. Mr Cooney said he believed that Maskell may have been hired without a job interview because he had adequate qualifications and experience and because the health board was chronically short of child psychologists to deal with the huge growth in sexual abuse cases that came to light in the 1990s.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/american-priest-linked-to-murder-counselled-irish-sex-abuse-victims-grmkkcs9v