Sisters ‘released from shame that had haunted them’ as ex-priest who abused them as children is jailed
Paula and Margaret Martin. Photo: North West Newspix
Stephen Maguire
Two sisters have said they have been “released from the shame which has haunted” then after a former Donegal priest was jailed for 15 months for the horrific sexual abuse he inflicted upon them when they were children.
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