Tusla Ireland A 2023 UCD study raised grave concerns that teenage girls in Tusla care are being targeted and sexually exploited by coordinated gangs of predatory men. Girls are groomed, taken from residential homes by taxis to hotels, supplied with drugs, and coerced into sex acts for gifts like clothes or jewellery. Researchers called for immediate investigation by HIQA, drawing parallels to UK scandals like Rotherham. Tusla acknowledged failures due to placement shortages.

Posted by Fred Bassett