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Brendan Smyth
Brendan Smyth (8 June 1927 – 22 August 1997) was a Roman Catholic priest who became notorious as a child molester, using his position in the Roman Catholic Church to obtain access to his victims. During a period of over 40 years, Smyth sexually abused and indecently assaulted over 143 children in parishes in Belfast, Dublin and the United States. His actions were frequently hidden from police and the public by Roman Catholic officials. Controversy surrounding his case brought about the downfall of the government of Republic of Ireland in December 1994.
==Early life and ordination==
Born John Gerard Smyth,〔"Evil spirit of a ruined church", ''The Irish Times'' (Weekend Review), p. 5, accessed 20 March 2010.〕 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Smyth, upon joining the Norbertine Roman Catholic religious order in 1945, changed his name to Brendan. The Norbertines, also known as the "Premonstratensians," were aware of Smyth's crimes as early as the late 1940s, yet they did not report him to either the Garda Síochána or the Royal Ulster Constabulary. Smyth was moved from parish to parish and between dioceses and countries whenever allegations were made. In some cases, the order did not inform the diocesan bishop that Smyth had a history of sexual abuse and should be kept away from children. He abused children in parishes in Rhode Island and North Dakota and at one time worked in Boston, all in the USA,〔(Brendan Alliance Support Group: Smyth victim battles with US church, 31 January 2010, Sunday Tribune )〕 and was suspected of similar actions while on pastoral work in Wales and Italy.〔 Norbertine Father Bruno Mulvihill made several attempts to alert church authorities about the abuse committed by Smyth.
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