Announcement comes after the recent conviction and imprisonment of former club treasurer Thomas McKenna
Former Crossmaglen Rangers treasurer Thomas McKenna was sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to 162 offences against 23 male victims. Photograph: PacemakerThe GAA has announced details of an independent review of child and adult safeguarding policies relating to Crossmaglen Rangers.
The announcement comes after the recent conviction and imprisonment of Thomas McKenna, the former treasurer of the south Armagh club, who last week pleaded guilty to 162 offences against 23 male victims, including sex crimes against young boys dating back over three decades, and was sentenced to 16 years in prison.
“Two liaison persons have also been appointed to assist the Review team, Louise Monaghan, an independent safeguarding consultant and trainer and Barney Herron, former senior social worker with the Family and Childcare Programme with Belfast Trust and currently employed as an independent safeguarding consultant and is the GAA County Antrim Children’s Officer in a voluntary capacity.review.cmr@gmail.
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