Almost 2,400 allegations of historical sexual abuse were recorded by 308 schools run by religious orders across Ireland, a Government-ordered scoping inquiry revealed
Gardai have been contacted more than 160 times within three days of launching an appeal related to historical sexual abuse at schools ran by religious orders.
READ MORE - Full list of 308 religious-run schools and number of abuse allegations in harrowing reportOn Wednesday, gardai launched an appeal asking anyone wishing to report such crimes to contact them. A spokeswoman said: "This is a very sensitive process. An Garda Siochana understands the profound impact that sexual abuse has on the lives of each individual who are now coming forward.
Individual investigations will be carried out by dedicated trained gardai attached to Divisional Protective Service Units. He added: "To any person who has not spoken about being the victim of sexual abuse, I would say the evidence in the Scoping Inquiry and the, so far, over 160 contacts made to An Garda Siochana show that you are not alone, you did nothing wrong and that if you want to speak your voice will be heard.
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