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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Dutch Roman Catholic church 'castrated' boys in 1950s

Dutch Roman Catholic church 'castrated' boys in 1950s

Up to 11 boys were castrated while in the care of the Dutch Roman Catholic church in the 1950s to rid them of homosexuality, a newspaper investigation has said.
A young man was castrated in 1956 after telling police he was being abused by priests, the newspaper reported.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17453849