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Zwanzig Jahre Aufklärungsarbeit Missbrauchsfälle in Irland: Zwanzig Jahre Aufklärungsarbeit ... http://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2010-04/miss... Missbrauchsfälle in Irland Zwanzig Jahre Aufklärungsarbeit Viele Opfer, Vertuschung, Rücktri!e von Bischöfen: Irland hadert seit Beginn der neunziger Jahre mit dem Missbrauchsskandal in der katholischen Kirche. Eine Chronologie. Von Miguel A. Zamorano 27. April 2010, 17:59 Uhr / Quelle: ZEIT ONLINE / 7 Kommentare Britische und irische Zeitungen haben die Missbrauchsfälle in Irland [h!p://www.zeit.de/thema/irland] bereits chronologisiert. Quellen der folgenden Chronologie sind The Irish Times [h!p://www.irishtimes.com /newspaper/ireland/2009/1127/1224259546916.html], The Guardian [h!p://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/20/irish-catholic-church- child-abuse] sowie The Independent. [h!p://www.independent.co.uk /news/world/europe/timeline-of-irelands-catholic-abuse-scandals- 1688363.html] 1990 Die katholische Kirche [h!p://www.zeit.de/thema/katholische-kirche] in Irland formt ein Komitee, das Konsequenzen in zukünftigen Missbrauchsfällen festlegen soll. Das Komitee wird von Bischof Laurence 1 von 7 13.05.17, 18:46 Missbrauchsfälle in Irland: Zwanzig Jahre Aufklärungsarbeit ... http://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2010-04/miss... Forristal aus der Diözese Ossory geleitet. 1994 Juni Priester Brendan Smyth aus dem Norbertiner-Orden wird in Nord-Irland wegen Kindesmissbrauchs zu vier Jahren Gefängnis verurteilt. Er wird in 17 Anklagepunkten schuldig gesprochen. Zuvor hatte der Orden ihn über Jahrzehnte in irischen und amerikanischen Diözesen immer wieder versetzt und ihn so vor dem Zugriff der britischen Justiz geschützt. November Brendan Smyth hält sich in Irland auf und soll nach Nordirland ausgeliefert werden. Doch der irische Generalstaatsanwalt verzögert das Verfahren über Monate. Die Regierungskoalition bricht infolgedessen auseinander, die gesamte irische Regierung tritt zurück. 1995 April Andrew Madden tritt als erstes Opfer priesterlichen Missbrauchs an die Öffentlichkeit. Er sagt, die Diözese Dublin [h!p://www.zeit.de/thema /dublin] habe ihm 35.000 Euro gezahlt, um diesen Schritt zu verhindern. Die irische Presse spricht von einer Entschädigungszahlung. Maddens Gang an die Öffentlichkeit treibt Hunderte weitere Opfer an, die Kirche zivilrechtlich zu verklagen. Mai Erzbischof Desmond Connell behauptet, die Erzdiözese Dublin habe keine Entschädigungen gezahlt. Juni Ein Pfarrer aus Dublin wird wegen Kindesmissbrauchs zu zwölf Monaten Haft verurteilt. Der Pfarrer Daniel Curran aus Belfast [h!p://www.zeit.de /thema/belfast] wird wegen desselben Vergehens zu sieben Jahre Haft verurteilt. September In einer Sendung des irischen öffentlich-rechtlichen Senders RTÉ wird Priester Ivan Payne als Missbrauchstäter von Andrew Madden genannt. Erzbischof Connell droht mit Klage, sollte jemand öffentlich behaupten, er habe die Entschädigung für Madden auf den Weg gebracht. Es kommt nie 2 von 7 13.05.17, 18:46 Missbrauchsfälle in Irland: Zwanzig Jahre Aufklärungsarbeit ... http://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2010-04/miss... zu einer Anklage. Oktober Die Zeitung The Irish Times macht einen weiteren Fall finanzieller Entschädigung öffentlich: Ein Pfarrer aus Dublin soll 55.000 Euro an einen Mann gezahlt haben, den er als Kind missbraucht hat. Ein Versprechen zur Meldepflicht, das nicht gehalten wird 1996 Januar Führende irisch-katholische Politiker fordern die Bischöfe auf, bei möglichen Missbrauchsfällen die Polizei ohne Verzögerung einzuschalten. Einige Bischöfe befolgen dies nicht. Zur selben Zeit gibt die irische Bischofskonferenz Richtlinien zum Umgang bei Missbrauchsfällen heraus. Die Richtlinien werden auch als "Grünes Buch" bekannt. 1997 Juni Ein Dubliner Priester wird zu 18 Monaten Gefängnis verurteilt. Er hat in den siebziger Jahren ein junges Mädchen missbraucht. Juli Priester Brendan Smyth hat in Nordirland seine Strafe abgesessen. Er wird nach Irland ausgeliefert, wo ihn ein Gericht in 74 Anklagepunkten schuldig spricht. Er hat zwischen 1958 und 1993 zwanzig Jungen und Mädchen sexuell missbraucht. Der Priester wird zu 12 Jahren Haft verurteilt. Nach einem Monat im Gefängnis stirbt Smyth an einem Herzinfarkt. 1998 Januar Der Priester Ivan Payne wird wegen Kindesmissbrauchs in acht Fällen zu sechs Jahren Haft verurteilt. Er wird nur vier Jahre absitzen. Februar Der irische Ministerpräsident Bertie Ahern [h!p://www.zeit.de/thema /bertie-ahern], von 1997 bis 2008 im Amt, kündigt an, eine Pflicht zur Meldung von Kindesmissbrauch einzuführen. Bis zum Ende seiner Regierungszeit kommt es dazu aber nicht. 3 von 7 13.05.17, 18:46 Missbrauchsfälle in Irland: Zwanzig Jahre Aufklärungsarbeit ... http://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2010-04/miss... Juni Der irische Priester Patrick Maguire wird in London wegen Kindesmissbrauchs zu 18 Monaten Haft verurteilt. Juli Priester Gus Griffin wird wegen Kindesmissbrauch in zwei Fällen zu sieben Jahren Haft verurteilt. Priester Thomas Naughton wird wegen Kindesmissbrauchs in vier Fällen zu drei Jahren Haft verurteilt. 1999 März Priester Sean Fortune begeht Selbstmord in Untersuchungshaft. Auf ihn wartete eine Gerichtsverhandlung wegen Kindesmissbrauchs in 66 Fällen. April Die TV-Dokumentationsserie States of Fear sorgt für Aufregung. Sie handelt von sexuellem Missbrauch in katholischen Institutionen seit den vierziger Jahren. Mai Ministerpräsident Ahern veröffentlicht eine "lang überfällige Entschuldigung" an die Opfer sexuellen Missbrauchs. Die Vorsitzende der Untersuchungskommission tri! zurück 2000 Mai Die irische Republik beauftragt eine Kommission unter Leitung der High Court Richterin Mary Laffoy zur Untersuchung der Missbrauchsvorfälle. 2002 März Die BBC zeigt die TV-Dokumentation Suing the Pope über den Missbrauch von Jungen in der Diözese Fern. Dort war Priester Sean Fortune tätig. April Der Bischof von Fern, Brendan Comiskey, tritt als erster Geistlicher von seinem Amt zurück. Ihm wird vorgeworfen, nicht entschlossen genug gegen pädophile Priester vorgegangen zu sein, gar Geistliche gedeckt zu 4 von 7 13.05.17, 18:46 Missbrauchsfälle in Irland: Zwanzig Jahre Aufklärungsarbeit ... http://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2010-04/miss... haben. Die Regierung kündigt die Schaffung einer unabhängigen Kommission an, um die Vorfälle in der Diözese Fern zu untersuchen. Oktober RTÉ sendet die Dokumentation Cardinal Secrets über den Umgang einiger Bischöfe mit den Kindesmissbrauchsvorwürfen in der Diözese Dublin. November Die Regierung verspricht, eine unabhängige Untersuchung über Missbrauchsvorfälle in Dublin zu schaffen. Dezember Der irische Staat schafft eine Behörde, um mutmaßliche Opfer sexuellen Missbrauchs in kirchlichen Institutionen zu entschädigen. Wer entschädigt wird, verzichtet auf sein Recht, sämtliche staatlichen und/oder kirchlichen Institutionen zu verklagen. Die Entschädigungen werden mit Steuergeldern finanziert, nicht mit Geld der Kirche. 2003 Januar Mervin Rundle, Opfer von Priester Thomas Naughton, bekommt die bis dahin höchste Entschädigung: 300.000 Euro Mai Der vatikanische Diplomat Diarmuid Martin wird als möglicher Nachfolger von Erzbischof Desmond Connell in Dublin genannt. September Richterin Mary Laffoy tritt vom Vorsitz der Untersuchungskommission zurück. Als Grund gibt sie an, dass die Regierung, insbesondere das Erziehungsministerium, den Fortgang der Untersuchungen blockiert. Richter Sean Ryan wird ihr Nachfolger. 2004 April Desmond Connell tritt als Erzbischof von Dublin zurück. Diarmuid Martin wird Erzbischof. Er verspricht uneingeschränkte Kooperation mit der Polizei bei der Untersuchung vergangener Missbrauchsfälle. 2005 Oktober 5 von 7 13.05.17, 18:46 Missbrauchsfälle in Irland: Zwanzig Jahre Aufklärungsarbeit ... http://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2010-04/miss... Der Untersuchungsbericht aus der Diözese Fern wird veröffentlicht. Zahlreiche Missbrausfälle und der Versuch, diese zu vertuschen, werden in dem Bericht dargestellt: Staat, Polizei und Kirche haben in Fern zu wenig getan, um den Kindesmissbrauch durch 21 Priester zu stoppen. November Die Richterin Yvonne Murphy nimmt als Vorsitzende einer Untersuchungskommission für die Vorfälle in der Diözese Dublin die Arbeit auf. Die Untersuchungskommission veröffentlicht ihren Bericht 2008 Januar Kardinal Connell versucht der Untersuchungskommission 5.000 Dokumente vorzuenthalten, die er als vertraulich einstuft. Er setzt sich nicht durch. Dezember Die für die Entschädigungen zuständige Behörde gibt bekannt, dass sie jedem der 12.000 Opfer ungefähr 64.000 Euro gezahlt hat. 2000 Ansprüche bleiben offen. Die Gesamtkosten der Entschädigungen werden auf 1,1 Milliarden Euro beziffert. 2009 Mai Die Untersuchungskommission veröffentlicht ihre Ergebnisse: Der "Ryan Report" zählt 800 Priester, die in über 200 irischen katholischen Einrichtungen Tausende von Kindern missbraucht haben, und zwar von 1914 bis in die neunziger Jahre des 20. Jahrhunderts. November Die Richterin Yvonne Murphy veröffentlicht ihren Bericht über die Missbrauchsfälle in der Diözese Dublin: Die Leiter der Diözese haben in einem Zeitraum von dreißig Jahren (1975-2004) sämtliche Kindesmissbrauchsfälle gedeckt. Dezember Der nordirische Politiker Gerry Adams [h!p://www.zeit.de/thema/gerry- adams], Vorsitzender der irisch-republikanischen Partei Sinn Fein, sagt, 6 von 7 13.05.17, 18:46 Missbrauchsfälle in Irland: Zwanzig Jahre Aufklärungsarbeit ... http://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2010-04/miss... sein Vater habe mehrere der eigenen Kinder missbraucht. Gleichzeitig wird bekannt, dass Liam Adams, Gerrys
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