Top Story • October 12 2003

New case of child abuse surfaces at another institute

A new case of child abuse involving a priest and a boy at an institute in Sliema has been reported to MaltaToday. The case involved accusations of oral sex which eventually led to a severe clash between the boy and the priest.
The boy has since left the institute. The naming of four priests last week by MaltaToday brought equal praise and condemnation from different segments of the public. The details of the latest case are in MaltaToday’s possession (see editorial on page 13).
The trend of mentioning priest involved in paedophilia has been at the centre of much controversy, but it reached epic proportions after revelations of widespread abuse in some institutes run by Salesian brothers in the United States, which led to arrests and finally convictions. Thankfully for the victims in the US, the police authorities avoid treating priests with dainty gloves.

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