Published May 20, 2009, 11:30 AM
Thousands beaten, raped in Irish reform schools
DUBLIN (AP) — A fiercely debated, long-delayed investigation into Ireland's Roman Catholic-run institutions says priests and nuns terrorized thousands of boys and girls in workhouse-style schools for decades — and government inspectors failed to stop the chronic beatings, rapes and humiliation.By: SHAWN POGATCHNIK, Associated Press Writer, Worthington Daily Globe
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