UK News 21-11-2002 who: Victim support leader Margaret Kennedy what: Claims Paedophile Priests are flourishing in "safe areas" when: Yesterday snippet: The founder of the victim support group Ministers and Clergy Sexual Abuse Survivors claims that five Roman Catholic dioceses — Birmingham, Arundel and Brighton, Cardiff, Salford and Northampton — are all investigating multiple allegations of sexual abuse. “It is common knowledge that there are paedophile rings and networks set up by sex offenders," Ms Kennedy tells The Times, "but you have to wonder why they felt it was safe to practise their activities in these areas and whether they knew that certain people were inclined to turn a blind eye to it." [... more]

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