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Sat 11 Nov 2009Main Offenders: Victims Tell Their Stories
FR EDMONDUS (pseudonym): “He abused his power and used my respect for his religious position to abuse and degrade me – a child – not just a child but a sick child. How much lower than that can you sink? A man like that deserves our prayers but not our protection.” – Marie Collins
FR DONAL GALLAGHER:“One complainant told the commission that Fr Gallagher would abuse her in confession by putting his hand down her trousers. She was nine years old at the time.
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