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UK church compensates abuse victims but refuses to admit wrongdoing

Thursday, 04 February 2016 10:21 PM [ Last Update: Thursday, 04 February 2016 10:20 PM ]

The UK Catholic Church was found to be paying compensation to alleged survivors of child sexual abuse

Mohamed Walji
Press TV, London

The UK Catholic Church has been found to be paying compensation to alleged survivors of child sexual abuse, but not accepting responsibility. A former primary school head teacher came forward 50 years after being abused and was compensated, yet the church refused to admit wrongdoing. Our correspondent Mohamed Walji has more from London.

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