Large number of historic sex abuse cases remain open in wexford

There are a large number of open cases of alleged historic sex abuse in County Wexford.

According to figures published in today's Irish Times the figures for the Waterford/Wexford area are the third highest in the country with 211 cases currently open at the end of January this year. This figure is only exceeded by Cork and Louth/Meath. These cases are generally based on reports made by adults about alleged abuse experienced in childhood.