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Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams was by ed cArty aware of at least two other cases of sexual abuse dealt with internally by republicans, police, and Mr Adams was aware of the it has been claimed. cases, which have since been investigated Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin made by police. the allegation as he revealed two victims Mr Martin suggested dealing with cases contacted him with concerns over investi- internally may have been a ‘broader trend’ gations into their cases. in the republican movement. Sinn Féin said the claims were disgraceful He compared the practice to the handling and totally untrue. The allegations came of abuse cases by the Catholic church where yesterday as Mr Adams’ brother Liam was he said the institution was seen as ‘more sentenced to 16 years in prison for the rape important than the individual victims’. and sex abuse of his daughter. Sinn Féin deputy leader Mary Lou McAdams, 58, from west Belfast, was told he Donald said Mr Martin’s remarks made in had committed the ‘greatest breach of trust the wake of the sentencing of Liam Adams imaginable’ as he was jailed for were disgraceful and totally the assaults on Áine Dahlstrom untrue and she accused Mr from age four to nine in the late Martin of trying to score 1970s and early 1980s. ‘cheap political points’. Meanwhile, a spokesman for Gerry Adams has been Fianna Fáil said Mr Martin had severely criticised for not inwritten to authorities in northforming police about an ern ireland over the allegations alleged confession from his and ongoing investigations. brother nine years ago about Mr Martin claimed the two the abuse of his daughter, cases were dealt with internally which he revealed during a by the Provisional republican first, collapsed, trial earlier movement and not reported to Jailed: Liam Adams this year.
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