Mistakes were made over the handling of child sex abuse allegations at an island inhabited by monks, the woman in charge of safeguarding a new investigation has admitted.
Caldey Abbey, which sits on an island off the coast of Tenby, Pembrokeshire, recently announced an independent review into historical child sex abuse claims.
Maria Battle said the abbey’s superior, Father Jan Rossey, wanted to take “responsibility for the past and also seek the truth”.
Kevin O’Connell, who has campaigned for an inquiry into allegations he and others were abused on Caldey, recently called the inquiry “a start”.