The PSNI says people impacted by safeguarding failures in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland will be “heard and supported”.
Police in the North have opened a criminal investigation, which the church says it will be cooperating with fully.
The church said last week that failings between 2009 and 2022 included situations where it failed to make referrals to statutory authorities when required and situations where it didn’t respond adequately to concerns about individuals in congregations.
PSNI Assistant Chief Constable Davy Beck says they’re also in touch with Gardaí about the inquiry:
The former Minister of First Derry and Monreagh Presbyterian Church says he was blindsided by safeguarding issued that have come to light from within the Church.
Reverend David Latimer says it’s important that swift action is taken:
