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Meghalaya: Post Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Priests, Shillong Church Body Assures ‘Fair Hearing’ For Victim
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After a woman from Meghalaya accused two members of the Christian clergy namely, Francis Gale and Muscat of Don Bosco sexually abused her since she was a five-year-old kid, the Congregation of Christian Brothers in India (CCBI) has come out and assured a fair hearing to a victim reports, The Hindu.
“Christian Brothers stand in solidarity with and in support of any survivor of sexual abuse,” the CCBI said in a statement issued on Tuesday (23 October).
The 40-year-old victim had accused two Catholic priests – Brother Francis Gale of St Edmund’s School and Brother Muscat of Don Bosco as having sexually abused her when she was a child.
The victim in her post alleged that she was sexually abused from the age of five till 12 and subsequently attempted suicide thrice as a teenager. She claimed that her poor background made her an easy target.
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