Caldey Island Abuse Timeline
I have previously posted a blog by Kevin O’Connell about abuse on Caldey. Cistercian Monk Child Abuse and Trafficking on Caldey Island [141s] At the end of March there will be a campaign launched to bring attention to the abuse at Caldey, which we hope loads of people will join in.
As part of the preparation for that I have constructed a timeline of some of the abuse, which is necessary to make public now. It will be added to, as the lists of perpetrators, enablers - people and organisations are collated in due course, and list of videos etc.
Caldey Island Survivors website [1] https://www.caldeyislandsurvivors.org/
Caldey Island Survivors [2] Email CaldeyIslandSurvivors@protonmail.com
Caldey Island Survivors Campaign | Facebook [3] https://www.facebook.com/groups/caldeyislandsurvivors
Pat Mills blog deals mainly with De La Salle abuse but has other Church abuse [5] https://patmills.wordpress.com/
Perpetrators / Child Abuse Offenders re. Caldey Island (being collated)
Father Thaddeus Katik went to the Island in 1947, ordained priest in 1956, died on the island 1992. Serial child abuser mainly girls. Never questioned by police who were not informed until 2014. [6] Kotik gave children handmade chocolates and fresh produce, and invited the children to the dairy, where some abuse ocurred. Over at least two decades during the 1970 and 1980’s, some children complained to their parents. Some of the parents and monastery staff also complained to the head of the abbey, Father Robert [6]
Victim Survivors Charlotte, Charlotte older sister Emily?, Charlottes cousin Adele, Adeles sister, Kevin O’Connell, Kevins dead sister Rebecca O’Connell, Theresa and Joanna Biggs“Second man” [40]
Paul Ashton aka Robert aka James Robert Judd hid out on Caldey Island 2004-11 Child Abuse Images
Father John Shannon on Caldey for 9 months in 2009/10 for 9 months. Child abuse images.
Father Charles Jeffries - friend of Katik, regular visitor to the island, based in Arundel and Brighton diocese, Sussex where he also abused. [14]
Possible Abuse Enablers / Apologists (being collated)
Abbott Daniel van Sandvoort went to Caldey in 1990, became Abbot in 1999 and is the current Abbott. [33] Sandvoort was in charge when child sex offender Ashton stayed on the Island 2004-11, Father John Shannon stayed 2008-9 who turned out to be a child sex offender, as well as John Cronin 2009, another sex offender. Sandvoort was Abbott when the Abbey lied about not previously not knowing about Katik’s abuse, despite evidence to the contrary. Sandvoort was the Abbot when the Abbey fought tooth and nail to deny 6 survivors even an apology for their abuse. There is a pattern here and this man, the Abbot is, at the very least, an enabler of child abuse.
Abbot Robert O’Brien 1980’s -2009 did not tell police about abuse by Father Thaddeus Katik when told in late 1980’s. Katik went on offending. [6] Robert O’Brien, asked the victim for forgiveness, and pleaded for leniency. [6]
Richard Rule Deputy Principal of St Phillip’s Christian College in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, did not report child abuse to Police when told about it in [date] . Further he said that God had forgiven abuser.
Other criminals - John Cronin, sex offender, lived for a month in a monastery cottage in 2009.
Monks known to have been on the Island (under construction)
Abbotts
Abbot Robert O’Brien - d.2009
Abbott Daniel van Sandvoort 1990 island, acting Abbott 1997 [81] Abbott 2009 - present
Abbot Robert O’Brien 1980’s [6] - 1999? died 2009
Acting Abbot Father Daniel
Abbott Daniel van Sandvoort. Came to Island 1990. Abbott 1999 - present
Monks who have lived at Caldey Island (Dates are confirmed presence on Island, with reference link)
Father Robert 1997 [81]
Brother Gabriel 1997 [81]
Acting Abbot Father Daniel 1997 [81] then Abbot
Father Jan from Holland
Father John Shannon
Father Gildas 1983 - Laundry, cook
Father Thaddeus Kadik
Father Jan Rossey current, website
Brother Luca
Brother Titus
Brother Benedict
Brother Dominic
Brother David Hodges - Monk & Poet current, website
[add sources]
Known Victims /Survivors
“Charlotte”, “Emily”, “Adele”, Survivor/Victim SV4, SV5, SV6 involved in court proceedings against Abbey
Kevin O’Connell, Rebecca O’Connell, “Mark”
Victim Survivors VS7- VS30
Videos - See after timeline, but now also linked in timeline.
Timeline - Caldey Island
This is the enhanced timeline, extracting information from the articles and videos. It is far from perfect but a good start. Please feel free to correct or add to, via comments or cathyfox@zoho.com
c. 1939-45 Kotik was a soldier who fought in the Free Polish army during the second world war [6]
1947 Abuser Father Thaddeus Kotik moved to the island in 1947 ordained priest in 1956, died on island 1992. Police not informed until 2014, and hence never questioned by police. [6]
1956 Thaddeus Kotik ordained as priest in 1956, died on the island 1992. Never questioned by police as they were not informed until 2014. [6]
1960’s Abuse cases going back to the 1960s [61]
1968 Caldey Island Father Charles Jeffries raping children [75]
1970 and 1980’s Children complained about Kotik abuse to their parents. Some of the parents and monastery staff also complained to the head of the abbey, Abbot Robert O’Brien, who did not tell police [6]
1972 - 1987 Kotik carried out some of the child abuse - Court papers seen by The Guardian [9]
1977 Jul 18 Theresa Biggs was six years old when she died of drowning off Caldey Island. She has been abused. [36]
1979 Sept 25 Letter from “Thad” to victim [33?]
1985 Charlotte and her elder sister’s abuse by Kotik stopped when moved to Australia [6]
1980s Charlotte discovered her cousin Adele had reported the abuse to her family during her childhood, and later in her 20s, but relatives persuaded her not to take legal action. [6]
1985/86 Woman SV7 abused aged 11 or 12 by Katik [37]
1989/90 Charlotte and elder sister reported the offences to the principal of their school, St Phillip’s Christian College in Newcastle, New South Wales. Deputy principal Richard Rule, who now runs a child care centre, prayed for the students and told them they “didn’t need to talk of this again because God has forgiven everyone”. Later admitted by Richard Rule [6]
1990 Emily reported the abuse again, this time to staff at her school in Wales. The principal of her Catholic school in Swansea wrote to O’Brien about what Emily told him. O’Brien wrote back apologising and pleading leniency for Kotik because of his war service, saying he had told Emily that Kotik “hadn’t meant to hurt her”. He said he believed the contact between Kotik and the children comprised of “touches through their clothes”. According to the women in at least two of the cases the abuse was penetrative. O’Brien conceded that Kotik should be reported to police if any of the children “was subjected to sexual violence”. He wrote: “I summoned Fr Thaddeus and warned him of the wrong he was doing the children and the danger. He was very contrite, assured me it had gone no further. I tried to keep an eye on his goings and comings. I think he did improve a while.”[6]
1990 Daniel van Sandvoort to Caldey [33]
1992 Kotik died on the island 1992. Never questioned by police and that they were not informed until 2014. [6]
1997 Jul 27 Deseret Monks get royal visit - the first in 800 years [79] Prince Charles had coffee Saturday with the 15 members of the Cistercian order and met the island's 50 villagers. Photo HRH The Prince of Wales meets monks (from left) Father Robert, Brother Gabriel, and Acting Abbot Father Daniel during his visit to Caldey Island today (Saturday) [81]
1999 Daniel van Sandvoort became Abbot [33]
1999 Mar 22 Guardian Sex offender 'may target' Tories [65] John Cronin
2000 Caldey Island Website opened [18]
2001 Oct 24 BBC Monks get internet shopping habit [18] Monks' commercial manager, John Cattini. Also Brother Robert.
2004 Paul Ashton, sex offender started living among the Cistercian monks on Caldey island until 2011. This was under current Abbot Daniel van Santvoort. He was convicted later for having many child abuse images on his computer. [38]
2006 Jun 7 Daily Post Monk butted by bull [80] Brother Benedict had to be ferried from Caldey Island, off the Pembrokeshire Coast of West Wales, to the mainland by Tenby Coastguard following his encounter with the bull. Brother Dominic said: "Brother Benedict is coming home today and he will be recuperating here. It will take around three months." He added: "We've been putting tags on the ears of the bulls and castrating them but they should have been done much earlier."
2008 - 2009 Father John Shannon abuser lived on the island for total of 9 months. Later in 2010, police found 740 indecent images of children on a computer that he had downloaded. While Shannon was living on the island, Paul Ashton was hiding from police there. [41]
2009 Another convicted criminal, John Cronin, is suspected to have lived under an assumed name in a cottage owned by the monastery for a month in 2009. Van Santvoort said the abbey did not know of Cronin’s alleged stay. [41]
2009 Father Robert / Abbot Robert O’Brien died [6]
2009 Aug 26 Caldey Island population fights to protect ancient right to independence [82] independence enshrined in a Royal Charter dating back to Henry VIII. 1989 Act of Parliament did sort out electoral and council tax affairs, and they have county council representation
2010 Police found 740 indecent images of children on a computer that Father John Shannon had downloaded while working as a lecturer at a Catholic seminary in County Durham. [41]
2010 Adele made contact with Sandvoort. Charlotte, her cousin only knew in 2014 when she asked Sandvoort. [6]
2011 Jan 15 Cambridge Times Catholic priest from Fenland who viewed child pornography jailed for eight months [66] Father John Shannon, 58, of The Elms, Chatteris, downloaded 740 indecent photographs of children as young as nine last year while he was a lecturer at the 200-year-old St Cuthbert’s Seminary, at Ushaw College, near Durham City. Jailed for eight months.
2011 Mar 1 Chichester crown court Ashton admitted possessing more than 5,000 indecent images of children and was jailed for 30 months. [38]
2011 May “Robert Judd” ie Paul Ashton further aroused the suspicion of the whistleblower by emailing him that he had “met another family” that included two young boys on the island and had invited them to his private quarters in the monastery. [38]
2011 Jul 6 Paul Ashton was finally found after his image appeared on a Crimestoppers Most Wanted gallery. Whistleblowers have passed on photographs they took of plainclothes police officers escorting Ashton to the boat Caldey Island II beside the island on 6 July 2011. [38]
2012 Mar 1 At Chichester crown court on 1 March, Ashton admitted possessing more than 5,000 indecent images of children and was jailed for 30 months. [38]
2014 Charlotte emailed the abbot of Caldey Abbey, Brother Daniel van Santvoort. Van Santvoort had heard allegations against Kotik. “I have heard occasionally about this serious matter as regards Fr Thaddeus”. Van Santvoort told her the monastery knew about the monk’s offences and that he had been reprimanded and banned from contact with islanders and visitors in the 1980s, but had not been reported to police. “I am fully aware now of this terrible criminal offence and Fr Thaddeus should have there and then been handed over to the police – something that never happened.” When Charlotte asked if he was aware of any other victims, he responded that Charlotte’s cousin Adele made contact with him four years earlier with similar allegations. Van Santvoort admitted the abuse by Kotik had been “going on for years”. [6]
2014 Jun Van Santvoort flew to Australia to personally apologise to Charlotte, her sister and their parents. [6]
2014 Police were informed about Kotik. Van Santvoort forwarded Charlotte’s emails to Police and who contacted Charlotte. She wrote a formal statement and submitted it to them, but she heard nothing further. Tenby police did not respond to requests for comment from the Guardian. [6]
2014 Tracey Emmott of Emmott Snell solicitors led the case for 6 women against Caldey Abbey. They were seeking acknowledgment, apology, and compensation. Their case maintained that the abbey knew about the offences and failed to report Kotik to police, and that the abbey was liable for alleged assaults committed on property owned by the abbey, as Kotik was charged with the safekeeping and care of the children. [6]
The Abbey backflipped on its previous admissions and claimed instead it had no knowledge of the alleged sexual abuse, and that there was an “evidential disadvantage” in that none of the monks at the abbey during the time of the allegations were still alive. The defence therefore required the claimants to prove each offence. The abbey also claimed it was not liable as the priest was not employed by the abbey to provide care for children. In addition, the abbey invoked the statute of limitations, claiming the victims were out of time to sue for damages and it was not possible now for the abbey to get a fair trial. The plaintiffs accepted meagre compensation payments and received no apology. [6] Other parents who complained were mentioned in the court documents, but their children were not parties to the case
2014 Charlotte letter to the St Phillip’s Christian College in Newcastle, New South Wales school principal, Graeme Irwin. Charlotte expressed anger that Richard Rule’s failure to report to police deprived Kotik’s victims of seeing the offender charged and convicted [6]
2014 The Dyfed-Powys Police force investigated in 2014 and 2016 but could not prosecute as the monk, Father Thaddeus Kotik, died in 1992. [9] "These reports were recorded as crimes and victims contacted by police." During the investigation, information was obtained to confirm that the perpetrator was deceased and therefore a prosecution was not possible. Appropriate professional support was offered and the matter was drawn to a close. [9]
2014 Mar 5 Mail Monks win £20,000 power refund: Community on Welsh island who overpaid for ten years are given the money back [77]
2015 Jul 13 Caldey [83] Photographer Francesca Jones was allowed to spend two weeks there working as a volunteer and photographing its inhabitants in 2015. ‘Home to roughly 25-30 permanent residents and a monastic order of 10 Cistercian monks. Several photographs of monks.
2016 The Dyfed-Powys Police force investigated in 2014 and 2016 but could not prosecute as the monk, Father Thaddeus Kotik, died in 1992. [9]
2016 Caldey Abbey compensated six people out of court in 2016, some 40 years later. Daniel van Santvoort, the abbot at the abbey on Caldey Island, said he was “truly sorry” that allegations made against Father Thaddeus Kotik had not been reported to the authorities, and expressed regret for any harm caused. [33] See also 2014
2016 Oct 22 Mail Father who manhandled his ‘misbehaving’ seven–year-old son during day trip admits assaulting youngster who has ADHD and commits first crime on holy Caldey Island [76] The island is so remote that police had to be carried by RNLI lifeboat two miles to the island to arrest the visitor on a day trip from Dudley, West Midlands. The historic holy island has a monastery for 18 monks and a handful of farmers working the land - but with no criminal convicted in living memory. The monks take vows of poverty, chastity, obedience and stability - and observe a rule of silence between 7pm to 7am.
2017 Feb Admitted by Richard Rule, Principal of St Phillip’s Christian College in Newcastle, New South Wales that Charlotte disclosed the offences to him in 1989/90 [6]
2017 Mar Caldey Abbey settled civil claims by six women [41]
2017 Nov 18 Guardian [g1] Revealed: monk who abused children on 'crime free' Caldey Island for decades. [6] This was the article [g1] that blew open the abuse to the public, written by Amanda Gearing. Abuse by a monk who preyed on girls on a tiny island off the coast of Wales was covered up in the 70s and 80s. Father Thaddeus Kotik. Emily. Kotik offended against the six girls between 1972 and 1987, though the women believe there may be many more victims, over many more years. Sanvoort Abbott
2017 Nov 18 BBC Dyfed-Powys Police confirm Caldey Island sex abuse reports [9]
2017 Nov 20 BBC Victim's 'regret' over Caldey Island monk abuse [8] Victims involved believe visitors to the island - which is popular with day trippers because of its monastery - were grabbed from the path by Kotik and assaulted behind bushes. Children's Commissioner for Wales, Sally Holland, urged other victims to contact police and said she would meet faith leaders to discuss child protection and children's rights.
2017 Nov 20 BBC Caldey Island abuse victim speaks out about monk [11] Includes 30 sec video []
2017 Nov 21 Guardian [g2] Three more women allege abuse by Caldey Island monk [37] Three more women have come forward to claim they were sexually abused by Kotik, a Cistercian monk at Caldey Island abbey in the 1970s and 80s. Minister and Clergy Sexual Abuse Survivors, Macsas an organisation that supports survivors of clerical abuse [69], said an inquiry was needed to establish the extent of the alleged abuse. 9 monks live on the island. V7 was aged about 11 or 12. It would have been in 1985 or 1986. Victim 7, V8, V9, V10, V11, V12.
2017 Nov 21 BBC Caldey Island sexual abuse independent inquiry call [10]. The children's commissioner is to write to the monastery for an assurance that children who visit the island are safe. The Minister and Clergy Sexual Abuse Survivors group [69] wants an investigation. Jo Kind, the Welsh representative of the group which supports women and men who have been sexually abused by members of the Church. Ms Kind also wants a "full and frank apology" from the abbot and called for a change in the law so reporting of sexual abuse "should be mandatory". Children's Commissioner for Wales Sally Holland said there was "not enough information available" to launch an inquiry. "I have written to the Abbey on Caldey Island for more information on their child protection procedures to make sure that any child or young person visiting Caldey or its churches is safe" she said.
2017 Nov 21 BBC The story behind Caldey Island [7] Ynys Byr, after Celtic pioneer St Pyr, but the name was changed to Caldey, which means "cold island" in Norse, by Viking invaders. 55,000 day-trippers every year. cheese and chocolate making, as well as its fragrances, said by perfumer Lawrence Roullier White to be "the most extraordinary scents known to man".
2017 Nov 22 BBC Caldey Abbey apology over handling of monk sex abuse claims [64] Victim 10, V11, "Caldey Abbey has worked to ensure this can never be repeated. We now have robust child protection procedures in place on the island including a child protection coordinator." Brother Daniel van Santvoort said the abbey was working with Children's Commissioner for Wales, however Sally Holland has denied that is the case."It was with great sadness and regret that we heard allegations of historical sexual abuse involving Father Thaddeus who died in 1992. Any allegations of child abuse should be reported to the appropriate authorities and investigated. This clearly did not happen and we apologise."
2017 Nov 23 Guardian [g3] Caldey Island abbot apologises over failure to report abuse claims [33] Daniel van Santvoort, the abbot at the abbey on Caldey Island, said he was “truly sorry” that allegations made against Father Thaddeus Kotik had not been reported to the authorities, and expressed regret for any harm caused. Van Santvoort said the abbey had worked to tighten up its child protection procedures. “Any allegations of child abuse should be reported to the appropriate authorities and investigated. This clearly did not happen and we apologise.” “We now have robust child protection procedures in place on the island, including a child protection co-ordinator” “As abbot, I very much regret any harm caused to any layperson as a result of the actions of one of my community, and strive to ensure that every visitor to Caldey enjoys only peace, comfort and the feeling of wellbeing.”
2017 Nov 23 Guardian [g4] Caldey Island: police investigate second man over sexual abuse claims [40] Detectives are investigating a second man over accusations of sexual abuse on Caldey Island after it was revealed that a Cistercian monk (Kotik) allegedly abused at least 11 girls in the 1970s and 80s. Police said the alleged assault took place at about the same time, and the accused was visiting the island off Tenby in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales. Officers refused to give further details because they said it would jeopardise the investigation, but said he was not a member of the abbey or abbey staff. Dyfed-Powys police are aware of allegations by eight women – the six original complainants and two more who have since come forward. A spokesperson said: “Following the recent media reporting of sexual abuse at Caldey Island, police received two further reports of non-recent sexual abuse.“They relate to offences committed during the same time period (between 1977 and 1987) and with the same named perpetrator, Thaddeus Kotik. These crimes have been recorded and officers are in contact with the victims during the investigation and to offer specialist support”.
2017 Nov 24 Guardian [g5] Sex offender hid in Caldey Island abbey for seven years [38] Paul Ashton aka James Robert Judd lived among the Cistercian monks on the private island off the Pembrokeshire coast in south-west. Ashton had been arrested by police in West Sussex in 2004 when officers executed a warrant at his address in Bracklesham Bay. He was given bail while police examined his computers. Officers found more than 5,000 images of children but he had vanished when they returned. “He operated the island’s satellite internet and phone system, managed online accommodation bookings and the accounts and worked in the mail room. He put himself in an ideal position.” At Chichester crown court on 1 March 2012, Ashton admitted possessing more than 5,000 indecent images of children and was jailed for 30 months. [38] The court was told he was found after an anonymous call was made to the Crimestoppers charity.
Victims claim there is at least one monk still alive who knew abuser Kotik and say the abbot himself knew Kotik from 1990, two years before the monk died in 1992. Six women sued the abbey over the allegations against Kotik and another seven women have now come forward to the Guardian since the article exposed the offender last Saturday.
2017 Nov 25 BBC Caldey Island: Sex offender evaded justice at abbey [55] When he was discovered at Caldey Island in 2011, more indecent images were found on his computer in the monastery.
2017 Nov 25 Mail Wanted paedophile hid in Welsh island monastery for seven years while on the run from police - and wasn't caught until he appeared on Crimestoppers [59] Ashton appeared on the island as a guest at Caldey Abbey monastery in 2004 but stayed and moved in — going by the name of 'Robert'.
[] Dyfed-Powys Police Temp Det Supt, Ross Evans, said the investigation into allegations of non-recent sexual abuse on the island was ongoing and the force was working with known victims "to build a picture of events". "It's very important for me to not just have my story told. I don't want anybody to say to me 'oh you poor thing, oh that's really sad, that must have been really hard'. Angela Burns, the Conservative AM for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, supported the call for an inquiry and said the Catholic Church needed to do more. "We are destroyed souls and we are left to do our own healing. And it's an epidemic. There are thousands and thousands and thousands of people like me." []
2017 Nov 28 BBC Caldey Abbey safeguards discussed in police abuse probe [63] [check link] Safeguarding practices have come under scrutiny at Caldey Island as part of an investigation into non-recent abuse, police have said. Police said it wanted Caldey Abbey to "strengthen their arrangements". Temporary Det Supt Ross Evans, from Dyfed-Powys Police, said the force's investigation was ongoing. Officers from Dyfed-Powys Police met representatives from Caldey Abbey and Pembrokeshire council on Tuesday.
2017 Nov 29 BBC Caldey Island abuse inquiry call by Darren Millar AM [67] Welsh Conservatives children's spokesman, Darren Millar Officers from Dyfed-Powys Police met representatives from Caldey Abbey and Pembrokeshire council on Tuesday to discuss current safeguarding procedures on the island. Welsh Conservatives children's spokesman, Darren Millar, said the Welsh Government should instigate an investigation. But he was told during Wednesday's plenary in the Senedd that a police investigation was under way. Children and Social Care Minister Huw Irranca-Davies said: "We have done so much in Wales in improving our safeguarding procedures."But, if there are lessons to be learned from this, both for the Catholic church, but also in terms of wider safeguarding, we will ensure that we learn those lessons."
<2017 Dec Scourmont Dom Guerric Baudet was born in Nethen, Brabant, August 2, 1913 [49] 5e abbé de Scourmont
2017 Dec 5 Guardian [g6] Woman abused by Caldey Island monk tells of lasting impact [39] ‘Alice’ says she fled UK to escape the painful memories but would return to give evidence in any inquiry into abbey. “I was conscious of these horrible feelings of low self-esteem, of being angry but not knowing why. I took drugs to try to numb myself. On my 21st birthday I accidentally overdosed,” she said Alice believes the abuse began when she was four or five years old. “There were multiple dens around the island, which my parents knew nothing about. There was one behind our house. He made one out of a big water tank, on its side behind the house.” “Religion is supposed to be about compassion and goodness. I just think the Catholic church should be held to account. Talking about it is bringing our family closer together and helped me find peace.” V Alice
2017 Dec 7 BBC Caldey Island: Victim's call to remove abuse monk's body [22] Charlotte survivor of abuse perpetrated by a monk from Caldey Abbey has called for his body to be exhumed and removed from the island. Angela Burns, the Conservative AM for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, supported the call for an inquiry and said the Catholic Church needed to do more.
Video, click on pic
2017 Dec 7 Odysee"Charlotte" describes the devastating impact of Caldey Island abuse [oca3] Charlotte on Thaddeus. Video also on [yb230]
2017 Dec 7 BBC Caldey Island: Victim's call to remove abuse monk's body [22]
2017 Dec 12 Guardian [g7] Priest jailed for child abuse images lived on scandal-hit Caldey Island [41] Father John Shannon , Thaddeus Kotik Revelations mean that four men convicted or accused of sexual offences against children lived or stayed on tiny monastic Welsh island. Father John Shannon, Caldey Island's parish priest at St David's Church in 2008, was subsequently caught on the mainland with pictures of children as young as nine, lived on the island off the Welsh coast for nine months. The revelation means that four men convicted or accused of sexual offences against children have now been identified as having lived or stayed on Caldey and will increase pressure for an inquiry. 2008 - 2009 Father John Shannon abuser lived on the island for a total of 9 months. While Shannon was living on the island, Ashton was hiding from police there.
Another convicted criminal, John Cronin, is suspected to have lived under an assumed name in a cottage owned by the monastery for a month in 2009. Van Santvoort said the abbey did not know of Cronin’s alleged stay. Another six women and a man have since approached the Guardian alleging abuse by Kotik.
2017 Dec 12 BBC Two more offenders have ties to Caldey Island, source says [53] Rev John Shannon, was Caldey Island's parish priest at St David's Church in 2008. Shannon took on the role of priest on a trial basis with the abbey's approval after islanders asked for the parish church to be reopened. Psychiatrists labelled Cronin one of the most dangerous sexual predators in Britain after he committed 50 offences including an attack on a woman in 1992 in which he posed as a priest [53] Cronin stayed on the island for a month under an alias, at the same time that Ashton was living in the tower at Caldey Abbey, but left in 2009.
2017 Dec 12 Goodness and Harmony Caldey Island Paedophile Ring [44] Many articles collated on Caldey Island child abuse. [44] [check for more info]
2017 Dec 22 Guardian [g8] Woman abused as a child by Caldey Island monk waives right to anonymity [42] Joanna Biggs, whose sister Theresa drowned off Caldey Island in 1977 as a child says they were both sexually abused by Katik there in the dairy, aged 6 and 7. Kotik’s modus operandi was to befriend families who lived there or who regularly visited. He gave them handmade chocolates and fresh produce, and invited the children to the dairy. He abused children in a room beside the dairy, on walks through the woods, in dens or in isolated rocky coves near the beach. The Guardian’s original article triggered panic attacks. “It was the picture of Fr Thad holding the two girls – they’re not Theresa and I, but you can see how tightly he held them in his arms.”
Biggs insists that Singleton’s evidence was false because the nun had given her sister permission to swim. “She helped me to put Theresa’s armbands on. And then she said, ‘Off you go.’ My sister was not naughty.” Biggs said she and her parents have lived with the nun’s lie for more than 40 years. “It is time for my sister to be released from false blame,” she said. Biggs argued that the story of her sister’s drowning was relevant to the abuse scandal because it showed that children’s voices were often ignored.
“The fact that Fr Thad was left for so many years to continue to do whatever he liked suggests at the very least, tolerance or blindness by Caldey Abbey to that same behaviour in others. These are offenders who understand Catholicism and know how to hide within it and manipulate it.”
Biggs added: “There appears to be a firm position taken by the current abbot [van Sandvoort] towards protecting the interests of the monastery, and a distinct lack of openness, clarity and even goodwill when it comes to the dealing with revelations of the abuse that took place. His order is responsible for covering it up and allowing it to continue. Acknowledgment is everything.”
Police are investigating allegations that a seasonal worker [perp 2?] sexually assaulted a girl on the island.
Scoutmount- It can also be revealed that the abbey’s wealthy “mother house”, Scourmont Abbey near Chimay in Belgium, denied legal liability for the abuse. Caldey’s webpage spells out how the island was sold to the Cistercian order in the 1920s to be occupied by a group of monks from Scourmont and adds that the present monks are the successors of the first Caldey Cistercians. Kotik spent time at Scourmont. But Armand Veilleux, the Scourmont abbot from 1999 until his retirement in November this year, said Caldey was an autonomous house in civil and canon law. Teresa Elwes, a devotee who has maintained a relationship with Caldey and Scourmont for 40 years and knew Kotik, said the mother house – which is known for its brewery – could afford to compensate victims properly. Teresa Elwes, a devotee who has maintained a relationship with Caldey and Scourmont for 40 years and knew Kotik, said the mother house – which is known for its brewery – could afford to compensate victims properly.
2017 Dec 22 BBC Caldey Island: Family's review calls into girl's drowning [36] The family of a child who drowned while swimming on a Caldey Island beach has asked for her inquest to be reviewed - 40 years after she died. Sister Theresa's sister Joanna Biggs said that Sister Sheila Singleton lied and that Theresa had not disobeyed an instruction not to swim in the sea. Theresa died 1977 Jul 18. Sister Sheila, who died in 2004, was supervising a group of children who were swimming on Sandtop Bay. V Joanna, V Theresa
2017 Dec 22 BBC Caldey Island abuse: Drowned girl and sister were victims [62] Joanna Biggs panic attacks etc, buried in same church as Kotik. She has echoed other calls for Caldey Abbey to consider exhuming the monk's body. "It's very hard to see them there, in the same graveyard. [The abbey] have to understand that by leaving the grave there, they're accepting him as a man of God, a holy man." Kotik would befriend families who lived on the island or visited regularly, giving them chocolates or fresh produce, and inviting children into the dairy. Kotik's victims have also backed calls from the Welsh Conservatives for an independent inquiry into the scandal. However the Welsh Government has ruled out an inquiry while Dyfed-Powys Police are investigating the allegations. The abbot of Caldey Abbey, Daniel van Santvoort, has said he would fully cooperate with any investigation.
2017 Dec 23 Pembrokeshire Herald Caldey Island: 6-year-old who drowned in 1977 was victim of abuse, says sister [32] The coroner accepted the nun’s evidence over that of the three boys. abbot of Caldey Abbey and a parish priest Father David Bottrill were on the island at the time. three boys battled dangerous swell and undercurrents to try to rescue a child while adults on the beach and on the rocks did not give practical help. The Irish religious order to which she belonged, the Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Sisters of the Assumption, has confirmed that Sister Singleton died in 2004
2017 Dec 29 BBC Caldey Island: Compensation call for sex abuse victims [50] A devotee of the abbey on Caldey Island said Scourmont Abbey in Chimay, Belgium, had a "moral and ethical duty" to take some responsibility for the offences of Father Thaddeus Kotik. Teresa Elwes, Ms Elwes, a supporter of Caldey Abbey, claimed Scourmont, which brews Chimay - one of Belgium's most popular beers - could afford to compensate victims more adequately. Ms Elwes, a former forensic psychologist who regularly visited Caldey Island from the age of 14 into her 20s, claims Brother Robert, who died in 2009, was appointed by Scourmont. former abbot of Caldey, Brother Robert O'Brien, became aware of allegations against Kotik in 1990 but did not refer them to police. A book about Caldey Abbey, published in 1996, said the authority for the monastery reverted to Scourmont after the former abbot, Dom James, died. The book stated the then-abbot of Scourmont, Dom Guerric Baudet, appointed Brother Robert. But this is disputed by the present abbot, Dom Armand Veilleux, who said Brother Robert was "elected" by the Caldey community.
The Conservatives’ children’s spokesman in the Welsh assembly, Darren Millar, has called on the Welsh government to launch an investigation into Caldey Island. []?
2018 Feb 9 Guardian [g9] Caldey Abbey: first male victim comes forward to describe sexual abuse [43] Kotik spent years grooming him and abused “Mark” on several occasions from the age of eight. More than a dozen women have come forward to report offences committed by Kotik, Kotik quickly made the visitors feel privileged by inviting them into the monastery’s private walled garden and serving them tea, squash and biscuits. It was not until the following year, in the same garden, that Thaddeus lifted Mark and sat the boy beside him. Kotik took Mark into the monastery.
Dyfed-Powys Police said it had received eight allegations of historical child sexual abuse on Caldey Island - seven regarding Thaddeus Kotik and the other against a male visitor to the island. V Mark
2018 Feb 9 BBC Caldey Island: First male victim urges others to come forward [20]
2018 Jul 20 Guardian [g10] Caldey Island victim: 'It should be given over to the National Trust' [35] Mark lighthouse, choc factory Mark, a retired public servant in his 60s. He would like the privately owned island to be taken from the monks and handed over to a conservation body. Mark remembered how Kotik would hide treats around the island. “Can I ask you, when you open a bar of chocolate do you have memories of being sexually assaulted? When you see a picture of a monk in a newspaper or on television or indeed in a public place, do you have memories of being sexually abused as a child? I truly hope that in all of these your answer will be no.”
He asked for a meeting with the abbot [saandvoort] but says he was shocked to receive – via his solicitor – a cursory response acknowledging receipt of the letter. Mark had thought of trying to confront the abbot this week but in the end could not bear the idea and simply spent a few hours visiting the places he had been abused. He is planning to launch a civil action.
2018 Aug 10 BBC Caldey Island: 20 people claim monk abused them as children [21] Twenty people have now claimed they were sexually abused by a monk living on Caldey Island when they were children. Father Thaddeus Kotik died in 1992 without facing any criminal charges into claims he abused children between 1977 and 1987. Since November, 14 new people have reported they were abused by the monk when they visited the island off Tenby, Pembrokeshire, when they were children, Dyfed Powys Police has confirmed. Jenny and Jenny’s sisters. She told BBC Wales that finally piecing together the information and putting together the story of her abuse made her realise how her life had fallen apart and led to her near death. "I became an alcoholic, I had an eating disorder, and I was hanging around with drug addicts and prostitutes," she said."I was in relationships with violent, alcoholic men and all these terrible things nearly ended my life because I was very heavily into drink and drugs, and living with a heroin addict is pretty full on." She has since managed to turn her life around and has lived without drink and drugs for 12 years and has been on a quest to find out what happened to her as a child ever since. Jenny realised that she was abused between the ages of five and six when she compared two school photographs - she said she looked tormented in the later picture."Fortunately, my mum keeps diaries and lo and behold between the two school photos when I was five and six, he came to stay with us for one night in the November of 1978. V Jenny and Jenny’s sisters.
2018 Aug 10 Western Telegraph Caldey Island: 20 people have come forward with claims they were abused by Caldey monk [60] visited Caldey Island for family holidays. Detective Chief Inspector Jayne Butler of Dyfed-Powys Police said specially-trained officers were investigating and supporting victims of historical abuse and people should report crimes to the force. V Jenny V jennysister1 V jennysister2
2018 Aug 11 BBC Caldey Island monk abuser film 'makes my skin crawl' [47] Plus 1 minute video. Meanwhile, IICSA, which this week reported a cover-up of "appalling" abuse at two Catholic schools in North Yorkshire and Somerset, said the allegations about Caldey were relevant to its continuing investigations into abuse in the wider Catholic church in the coming months. "As the investigation progresses the inquiry will give thought to whether it can consider the allegations relating to Caldey Island as part of that slightly longer term programme of work," a spokesman added. Assembly Member Darren Milliar called for a public inquiry in the Senedd in 2017. V Mark
[check IICSA]
2018 Oct 16 Guardian 'I've got finality,' says abuse victim pressing for new inquest into sister's death [68] Attorney general has criticised claims that a six-year-old girl who drowned decades ago off an island at the centre of a child sexual abuse scandal was to blame for her own death. Joanne Biggs said: “The attorney general has in effect cleared Theresa of being disobedient, as claimed by a nun who was looking after her. He has also acknowledged the bravery of the three boys who tried to save her.”
2018 Nov 12 Sceptic Peg London - The Philanthropic Wolves in Sheeps Clothing [57] Brian Hawkins who was killed, had at some time been at Caldey. Hawkins was born on 30th January 1941 in Camberwell. He was educated at Douai before then moving on to monasteries at Prinknash, Worth and Caldey.
2019 Apr 11 Dyfed police said they received the report about abuse "enquiries were made to identify the suspect and it was established that he died two days after the report was made".re charles Jeffries.[13]
2019 Apr 13 Father Jeffries died according to the Police [13]. It is known that police have said this kind of thing before in order not to investigate. The death has not been independently verified.
2019 May 14 ITV Calls for public inquiry into historical child abuse on Caldey Island as another victim comes forward [46] 2019 Kevin O’Connell revisited Caldey Island with S4C ITV Wales also contacted the Diocese of Menevia in Swansea. 21 victims have now come forward and reported similar offences to Dyfed Powys Police with cases going back to the 1960s. Caldey Abbey is not under their responsibility but they have been advising the Abbey on their safeguarding policies and practices for the last 18 months. The Bishop Tom Burns said that “The Abbey has insisted on retaining its oversight of any specific cases, past, present, or in the future.” David Greenwood is a lawyer specialising in child sexual abuse cases and has worked on several high profile cases involving the Catholic Church. “It’s a massive systemic problem with the Church. The internal rules and the way in which they defend their reputation has created this space in which paedophiles can get away with it.
“The church are covering things up and have been for a long time. There are still lots of cover-ups that I’m sure haven’t come to light. Their organisations, the way they are set up, their rules, are a danger to children.” A Welsh Government spokesperson said: “Our position is the same as set out in our response in 2017. We will of course reconsider the matter were new information to come to light.”
2019 May 14 Western Telegraph Caldey Island paedophile monk victim confronts historic sex abuse [61] In the programme, Kevin went a derelict building on the island, and found a large rectangular stone where Kotik abused him while other monks watched. Twenty-one victims have come forward to Dyfed-Powys Police, with cases going back to the 1960s. Darren Millar repeated call for public inquiry
2019 Jun 7 Milford Mercury Historic Caldey child abuse inquiry call [45] Twenty-one victims have come forward to Dyfed-Powys Police, with cases going back to the 1960s. It has come to light that the abbey was told by a victim about the abuse in the 1980s but did not report it until 2014. Instead the abbot at the time, Robert O’Brian, asked the victim for forgiveness. ITV Wales asked the current abbot, Brother Daniel van Santvoort for his response to the latest evidence that Kevin O’Connell was also abused on the island. Despite contacting the Brother several times, he never responded. The Diocese of Menevia in Swansea was contacted as it has been advising the Abbey on their safeguarding policies and practices for the last 18 months. The Bishop Tom Burns said: "the Abbey has insisted on retaining its oversight of any specific cases, past, present, or in the future.”
2019 Jun 17 Odysee S4C Caldey Island Abbey Catholic Abuse Kevin O'Connell video [oca5] check]
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2019 Jun 17 Odysee S4C Caldey Island Abbey Catholic Abuse Kevin O'Connell 23min57s [oca5] #CaldeyIsland #csa #ChildAbuse #revisit #monks #cistercian #catholic #benedictine Dave Greenwood S4C Source link?
2019 [month?] Kevin O’Connell made a 6-hour police interview video of evidence, and gave 80 pages of evidence to Dyfed-Powys Police [pm] [4]
2019 Apr 11 Dyfed police said they received report about abuse "enquiries were made to identify the suspect and it was established that he died two days after the report was made".re charles Jeffries.
2021 Oct Change.org We want a Public Inquiry into the Historical Child Abuse on Caldey Island! [51] https://www.caldeyislandsurvivors.org/petition ??
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2021 Dec 1 Odysee Caldey Island Abuse - Kevin O'Connell Interview [oca4] Caldey Island Abuse - Kevin O'Connell Interview Dec 1 2021 Source bbc https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-59479131
2021 Dec 1 BBC Caldey Island: Historical child sex abuse claims re-investigated [13] [Is Jeffries dead?] Mr O'Connell said he previously gave six hours of evidence to Dyfed-Powys Police about his abuse, which included allegations against Fr Jeffries. A file was then passed on to Sussex police, as the diocese where Fr Jeffries served was largely within that force area. The case was opened and closed by Sussex police. Sussex Police said there was not enough new information available that would enable them to progress an investigation. Newyddion S4C has established that although the diocese where Fr Jeffries worked was largely in Sussex, the address where Mr O'Connell alleges he was abused is in Surrey. When contacted about this, Surrey Police said they had not been made aware of the allegations by the victim nor Dyfed-Powys or Sussex Police forces and had no comment to make. Dyfed-Powys Police said in a statement that because information has brought forward that was "not previously disclosed in the initial complaint", officers would investigate further. The force said it received the complaint on 11 April 2019, where "enquiries were made to identify the suspect and it was established that he died two days after the report was made".
2021 Dec 1 Caldey Island Abuse - Kevin O'Connell Interview [oca4] [yb229] 2m 44s 3 threats. Charles Jeffries to him to his home.
2022 Jun 17 Rise with BNT 75 Raped by Priests - Sonia Poulton Interviews Kevin O'Connell and Dina Mulholland BNT
2022 Jun 17 Rise with BNT 75 Odysee Raped by Priests – Sonia Poulton Interviews Kevin O’Connell and Dina Mulholland [oca6] 27m38s Video also on [yb230] and BNT [23] Kevin's Story
2022 Jun 30 Pat Mills blog Kevin O’Connell Caldey Island - Cistercian Monks [12] Apart from Caldey Island, Kevin has also related about the Catholic trafficking of children in Southern England. “I never knew until 2021 I was under the court of protection and social services. Social services introduced my parents to the local Catholic priest whose parish was in a small town a few miles away from us. The Priest started to give my parents food, second clothes, toys and cash. They became lifelong friends with Father (Thad) Thaddeus and Father (C) Charles. Father C went back to his parish on the Sussex/Surry boarders [more] For the next 4-5 years Father C would abuse me at my home and now was taking me back to his Parish where priests and Bishops gang raped me. A few weeks later Father C turned up and this time he had Father Thad with him. I would be taken into a living room were there’d be up to a dozen priests and bishops waiting for me. Eating the chocolates sitting on Father Thadd’s knees he started to grope me between my legs and kissing me wildly on the lips, I was so scared and upset that he was no different than Father C.”
Every day now he came and dragged me away, while our carers and the Nuns watched and did nothing to stop it.Now I was taken to the old ruins where other monks were there waiting. Father Thadd gave me Mead and sat down on what I have always called an Altar stone where he groped and masturbated over me. The other monks also masturbated over me. Each day I cried coming back to the beach, but no one cared, my sister would run up to me and we’d hug, she had been raped by Father Tadd. I spent time in hospital recovering and the police came and told me they know who done it and my mam paid them by giving them her Benefit book. I went back to the police with my MP with 80 pages of evidence and In 2019 I made a 6-hour police video evidence of my abuse by Monks on Caldey Island and Father C and his friends gang raping me for years. But during this time the police were planning to try to discredit me by getting a proven corrupt police officer and his family to make false allegations. The police have a safeguarding monk on Caldey who is a retired police officer . Well, that’s not independent safeguarding. The police are failing in their duty to safeguard children staying and visiting Caldey Island. I have since discovered that 2 MPs lived at some point on Caldey and also a serving police officer also lived on Caldey in late fifties. v
Poor and deprived Catholic children – many from the Birmingham diocese – were sent on holiday to Caldey Island where the monks were waiting for them… It’s a familiar story
Kevin - “I came out about it in late 2018 and since then with the help of Dinah Mulholland and others have campaigned for a public inquiry and to bring the Monks on Caldey into the UK laws and provide a independent safeguarding for children from Catholic Churches and schools still retreat on Caldey Island.”
2022 Sept 10 Kevin went back to Caldey Island and made another video [check] [4] 12] video [] [2019 I made a film which I went back to Caldey for the first time in nearly 50 years, I ran into the ruins of the Abbey and there it was, the Altar stone still there after 50 years. I was shocked and horrified.]check bbc or s4cI told the BBC filming crew that I entered the ruins this day as a young boy but left as a man
2022 Sept 20 Pat Mills blog Kevin O’Connell Caldey Island Survivor of Monks [4]
Video 1, Kevin talking about his Second Island Visit, click on pic
2022 Sept 30 Kevin O’Connell Caldey Island The Island of Tears 13mins 22s Odysee The Island of Tears - Caldey Island [oca1] 13m21s Kevin O'Connell tells of sexual abuse by the Cistercian Monks on the Island. Also Video and Transcript [yb229] youtube [73] Went to beach and primary school. Another survivor said aged 3-11 were raped. Police ignored them. Evidence that Abbot Robert knew about Thaddeus abuse. 2010 historian letter concerned about Cistercians. 1989 Abbot hoping she would wear same bikini. Thaddeus. After BBC visit, police promised investigation, there never was.
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2022 Sept 29 Kevin O’Connell We Are Not Alone 4m16s Odysee Caldey Island - We are not Alone - Kevin O'Connell [oca2] 4 mins Video and Transcript [yb229] you tube [72] A policeman lived on Calday Island and served in Tenby, until 1959 when Pembrokeshire Police amalgamated with Dyfed Powys Police. Kevin says Police partially to blame for not patrolling.
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2022 Sept 30 Kevin O’Connell Caldey Islands, Where are the children now? 13m09s Odysee [oca7] Youtube [74] Talks about beach, ruins, Prison boys sent to “keep monks warm”, then Primary School aged 3-11 who were raped, closed down in 2000, letter from Abbot saying Thaddeus molested children, letter from author/historian in 2010 wrote to Abbot Santvoort worried about Cistercians, 1989 monk writing to girl wanting same bikini, need public assembly, retired police is safeguarding officer, police told bbc reopening investigation. [no transcript as yet]
2022 Sept 30 Pat Mills blog Kevin O’Connell Caldey Island The Island of Tears blog of video [14]
2022 Oct 8 substack foxyfoxblog Cistercian Monk Child Abuse and Trafficking on Caldey Island [s141] also see [4]
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[71] You Tube Channel Kevin O’Connell https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJsf5dDqzDbyfxqWMoOY5Xw
[70] Kevin You Tube Channel Videos https://www.youtube.com/@kevinoconnell4778/videos
Videos on You Tube
[72] 2022 Sept 29 you tube Kevin O’Connell We Are Not Alone 4m16s
[73] 2022 Sept 30 you tube Kevin O’Connell Caldey Island The Island of Tears 13mins 22s
[74] 2022 Sept 30 you tube Kevin O’Connell Caldey Islands, Where are the children now? 13m09s
Video on BBC
[22] 2017 Dec 7 BBC Caldey Island: Victim's call to remove abuse monk's body https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-42257053 Charlotte
Videos on BNT
2022 Jun 17 Rise with BNT 75 Raped by Priests, Kevin's Story https://brandnewtube.com/watch/my8OAMUiZ9Kah9T start time?
Videos on Odysee
[oca1] 2022 Sept 30 Odysee The Island of Tears - Caldey Island 13m21s https://odysee.com/@FoxesAmazingChannel:8/Caldey-island-the-Island-of-tears-Q0L-_c_HHcc:4 The Island of Tears - Caldey Island. Kevin O'Connell tells of sexual abuse by the Cistercian Monks on the Island.
[oca2] 2022 Sept 30 Odysee Caldey Island - We are not Alone - Kevin O'Connell 4m15s https://odysee.com/@FoxesAmazingChannel:8/we-are-not-alone.--ZsB6QogT-o:6
[oca3] 2017 Dec Odysee 2017 Dec "Charlotte" describes the devastating impact of Caldey Island abuse 1m43s https://odysee.com/@FoxesAmazingChannel:8/Firefox-20221005-1903162:5 "Charlotte" describes the devastating impact of Caldey Island abuse
Source 2017 Dec Caldey Island: Victim's call to remove abuse monk's body https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-42257053
[oca4] 2021 Dec 1 Odysee 2021 Dec 1 Caldey Island Abuse - Kevin O'Connell Interview 2m44s https://odysee.com/@FoxesAmazingChannel:8/Firefox-20221005-1749057:2 Caldey Island Abuse - Kevin O'Connell Interview Dec 1 2021 Source via https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-59479131[13]
[oca5] 2019 Jun 17 Odysee S4C Caldey Island Abbey Catholic Abuse Kevin O'Connell 23min57s https://odysee.com/@FoxesAmazingChannel:8/Caldey-Island-Abbey-Catholic-Abuse-6Y78kXh6iAE:9 #CaldeyIsland #csa #ChildAbuse #revisit #monks #cistercian #catholic #benedictine
[oca6] 2022 Jun 17 Rise with BNT 75 Raped by Priests – Sonia Poulton Interviews Kevin O’Connell and Dina Mulholland 27m38s https://odysee.com/@FoxesAmazingChannel:8/rapedbypriests:b
[oca7] 2023 Apr 4 Odysee [74] 2022 Sept 30 Kevin O’Connell Caldey Islands, Where are the children now? 13m09s https://odysee.com/@FoxesAmazingChannel:8/Caldey-Islands-,-where-are-the-children-now-nIERSrdCUOo:d
Videos / Transcripts on Ya Basta Blog
[yb229] 2022 Oct 5 Ya Basta Caldey Island 1 – Three videos from Kevin O’Connell https://yabasta1.wordpress.com/2022/10/05/caldey-island-kevin-oconnell/
Kevin O’Connell The Island of Tears – Caldey Island [oca1] 13 mins
Caldey Island – We are not Alone – Kevin O’Connell [oca2] 4 mins
BBC Caldey Island Abuse – Kevin O’Connell Interview Dec 1 2021 [4] [oca4]
Transcript 1 Odysee Caldey Island – We are not Alone – Kevin O’Connell
Transcript 2 Odysee Kevin O’Connell The Island of Tears – Caldey Island
[yb230] 2022 Oct 6 Ya Basta Caldey Island 2 – Two more Videos about Caldey Island Abuse from Kevin O’Connell and Charlotte https://yabasta1.wordpress.com/2022/10/06/caldey-island-2-videos/
2017 Dec Odysee 2017 Dec "Charlotte" describes the devastating impact of Caldey Island abuse 1m43s [oca3]
2022 Jun 17 RISE WITH BNT 75 Raped by Priests – Sonia Poulton Interviews Kevin O’Connell and Dina Mulholland 27m38s [oca6]
Links
[1] Caldey Island Survivors website https://www.caldeyislandsurvivors.org/
[2] Caldey Island Survivors Email CaldeyIslandSurvivors@protonmail.com
[3] Caldey Island Survivors Campaign | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/caldeyislandsurvivors
[4] 2022 Sept 20 Pat Mills Caldey Island Survivor of Monks https://patmills.wordpress.com/2022/09/20/caldey-island-survivor-of-monks/
[5] Pat Mills blog https://patmills.wordpress.com/
[6] 2017 Nov 18 Guardian Revealed: monk who abused children on 'crime free' Caldey Island for decades https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/nov/18/revealed-monk-who-abused-children-on-free-caldey-island-for-decades Father Thaddeus Kotik. Abbot Robert O’Brien knew.
[7] 2017 Nov 21 BBC The story behind Caldey Island https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-42067125
[8] 2017 Nov 20 BBC Victim's 'regret' over Caldey Island monk abuse https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-42054009
[9] 2017 Nov 18 BBC Dyfed-Powys Police confirm Caldey Island sex abuse reports https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-42039793
[10] 2017 Nov 21 BBC Caldey Island sexual abuse independent inquiry call https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-42062649
[11] 2017 Nov 20 BBC Caldey Island abuse victim speaks out about monk https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-wales-42056150
[12] 2022 Jun 30 Pat Mills blog Caldey Island - Cistercian Monks https://patmills.wordpress.com/2022/06/30/guest-blog-caldey-island-cistercian-monks/
[13] 2021 Dec 1 BBC Caldey Island: Historical child sex abuse claims re-investigated https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-59479131
[14] 2022 Sept 30 Pat Mills blog Caldey Island The Island of Tears https://patmills.wordpress.com/2022/09/30/caldey-island-the-island-of-tears/
[14a] 2022 Sept 30 you tube Kevin O’Connell Caldey Island The Island of Tears
[15] You Tube Channel Kevin O’Connell https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJsf5dDqzDbyfxqWMoOY5Xw
[16] 2022 Sept 29 you tube Kevin O’Connell We Are Not Alone
[17] wikipedia Cistercians https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cistercians
[18] 2001 Oct 24 BBC Monks get internet shopping habit http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/1617469.stm
[19] 2022 Oct 5 yabasta Caldey Island – Kevin O’Connell https://yabasta1.wordpress.com/2022/10/05/caldey-island-kevin-oconnell/
[20] 2018 Feb 9 BBC Caldey Island: First male victim urges others to come forward https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-42922339
[21] 2018 Aug 10 BBC Caldey Island: 20 people claim monk abused them as children https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-45084979
[22] 2017 Dec 7 BBC Caldey Island: Victim's call to remove abuse monk's body https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-42257053 Charlotte
[22c] 2022 Oct 5 Odysee "Charlotte" describes the devastating impact of Caldey Island abuse https://odysee.com/@FoxesAmazingChannel:8/Firefox-20221005-1903162:5 [no transcript]
[23] 2022 Jun 17 RISE WITH BNT 75 John Bowe/jab damaged | BLM | Raped by Priests, Kevin's Story | BlackRock https://brandnewtube.com/watch/my8OAMUiZ9Kah9T starts at 53 mins
[23c] 2022 Jun 17 RISE WITH BNT 75 Raped by Priests - Sonia Poulton Interviews Kevin O'Connell and Dina Mulholland https://odysee.com/@FoxesAmazingChannel:8/rapedbypriests:b
[24] 2022 Oct 6 ya basta Caldey Island - 2 Videos https://yabasta1.wordpress.com/2022/10/06/caldey-island-2-videos/
[31] 2017 Nov 20 BBC Victim's 'regret' over Caldey Island monk abuse https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-42054009 x
[32] 2017 Dec 23 Pembrokeshire Herald Caldey Island: 6-year-old who drowned in 1977 was victim of abuse, says sister http://pembrokeshire-herald.com/40666/caldey-island-6-year-old-drowned-1977-victim-abuse-says-sister/
[33] 2017 Nov 23 Guardian Caldey Island abbot apologises over failure to report abuse claims https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/nov/22/caldey-island-abbot-apologises-over-failure-to-report-abuse-claims
[34] https://www.theguardian.com/profile/amanda-gearing
[35] 2018 Jul 20 Guardian Caldey Island victim: 'It should be given over to the National Trust' https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/20/caldey-island-abuse-victim-wales-it-should-be-given-over-to-the-national-trust
[36] 2017 Dec 22 BBC Caldey Island: Family's review calls into girl's drowning https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-42455844
[37] 2017 Nov 21 Guardian Three more women allege abuse by Caldey Island monk https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/nov/21/three-more-women-allege-abuse-by-caldey-island-monk
[38] 2017 Nov 24 Guardian Sex offender hid in Caldey Island abbey for seven years https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/nov/24/sex-offender-was-hiding-at-caldey-island-monastery-for-seven-years
[39] 2017 Dec 5 Guardian Woman abused by Caldey Island monk tells of lasting impact https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/dec/05/woman-abused-by-caldey-island-monk-tells-of-lasting-impact
[40] 2017 Nov 23 Guardian Caldey Island: police investigate second man over sexual abuse claims https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/nov/23/caldey-island-police-investigate-second-man-sexual-abuse-allegations
[41] 2017 Dec 12 Guardian Priest jailed for child abuse images lived on scandal-hit Caldey Island https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/dec/12/priest-jailed-for-child-abuse-images-lived-on-scandal-hit-caldey-island Father John Shannon
[42] 2017 Dec 22 Guardian Woman abused as a child by Caldey Island monk waives right to anonymity https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/dec/22/woman-abused-caldey-island-monk-waives-anonymity-joanna-briggs-thaddeus-kotik Fr Thaddeus Kotik
[43] 2018 Feb 09 Guardian Caldey Abbey: first male victim comes forward to describe sexual abuse https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/feb/09/caldey-abbey-island-sexual-abuse-thaddeus-kotik
[44] 2017 Dec 12 Goodness and Harmony Caldey Island Paedophile Ring https://goodnessandharmony.wordpress.com/2017/12/12/caldey-island-paedophile-ring/
[44a] https://archive.md/yXdkr
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[45] 2019 Jun 7 Milford Mercury Historic Caldey child abuse inquiry call https://www.milfordmercury.co.uk/news/pembrokeshire_news/17692093.historic-caldey-child-abuse-inquiry-call/
[46] 2019 May 14 ITV Calls for public inquiry into historical child abuse on Caldey Island as another victim comes forward https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2019-05-14/calls-for-public-inquiry-into-historical-child-abuse-on-caldey-island-as-another-victim-comes-forward
[47] 2018 Aug 11 BBC Caldey Island monk abuser film 'makes my skin crawl' https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-45130637
[48] 2018 Aug 10 BBC Caldey Island: 20 people claim monk abused them as children https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-45084979
[49] <2017 Dec Scourmont Dom Guerric Baudet was born in Nethen, in Brabant, August 2, 1913. https://web.archive.org/web/20171229161921/http://www.scourmont.be/histoire/05domguerric.htm
[50] 2017 Dec 29 BBC Caldey Island: Compensation call for sex abuse victims https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-42510923
[51] 2019 Change.org We want a Public Inquiry into the Historical Child Abuse on Caldey Island! https://www.change.org/p/the-government-we-want-a-public-inquiry-into-the-historical-child-abuse-on-cauley-island
[52] Facebook Caldey Island https://www.facebook.com/people/Caldey-Island/100067396762971/
[53] 2017 Dec 12 BBC Two more offenders have ties to Caldey Island, source says https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-42330242
[54] Company Check Caldey Island John Cattini https://web.archive.org/web/20210604001325/https://companycheck.co.uk/nonLimitedCompany/978929/CALDEY-ISLAND/executive
[55] 2017 Nov 25 BBC Caldey Island: Sex offender evaded justice at abbey https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-42121382 Paul Ashton
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[57] 2018 Nov 12 Sceptic Peg London - The Philanthropic Wolves in Sheeps Clothing https://scepticpeg.wordpress.com/2018/11/12/london-the-philanthropic-wolves-in-sheeps-clothing/ BRIAN PATRICK HAWKINS
[58] Our Lady of Intern Rt Revd Daniel van Santvoort OCSO, Abbot of Caldey https://web.archive.org/web/20160303044330/http://ourladyoftintern.co.uk/supportus.php?mnu=supportus
[59] 2017 Nov 25 Mail Wanted paedophile hid in Welsh island monastery for seven years while on the run from police - and wasn't caught until he appeared on Crimestoppers https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5116481/Paedophile-hid-Welsh-island-monastery-seven-years.html Paul Ashton
[60] 2018 Aug 10 Western Telegraph Caldey Island: 20 people have come forward with claims they were abused by Caldey monk https://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/16412331.caldey-island-20-people-come-forward-claims-abused-caldey-monk/
[61] 2019 May 14 Western Telegraph Caldey Island paedophile monk victim confronts historic sex abuse https://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/17638622.caldey-island-paedophile-monk-victim-confronts-historic-sex-abuse/ Father Thaddeus
[62] 2017 Dec 22 BBC Caldey Island abuse: Drowned girl and sister were victims https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-42455835 Joanna Biggs
[63] 2017 Nov 28 BBC Caldey Abbey safeguards discussed in police abuse probe https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-42157899 safeguarding
[64] 2017 Nov 22 BBC Caldey Abbey apology over handling of monk sex abuse claims https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-42087525
[65] 1999 Mar 22 Guardian Sex offender 'may target' Tories https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/mar/22/gerardseenan John Cronin
[66] 2011 Cambridge Times Catholic priest from Fenland who viewed child pornography jailed for eight months https://web.archive.org/web/20171216144441/http://www.cambstimes.co.uk/news/catholic-priest-from-fenland-who-viewed-child-pornography-jailed-for-eight-months-1-775502
[67] 2017 Nov 29 BBC Caldey Island abuse inquiry call by Darren Millar AM https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-42169309
[68] 2018 Oct 16 Guardian 'I've got finality,' says abuse victim pressing for new inquest into sister's death https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/oct/16/finality-abuse-victim-pressing-new-inquest-sisters-death-attorney-general
[69] MACSAS Minister And Clergy Sexual Abuse Survivors https://www.macsas.org.uk/MACSAS%20About%20Us.html Macsas, an organisation that supports survivors of clerical abuse
[70] Kevin You Tube Channel Videos https://www.youtube.com/@kevinoconnell4778/videos
[71]You Tube Channel Kevin O’Connell https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJsf5dDqzDbyfxqWMoOY5Xw
[72] 2022 Sept 29 you tube Kevin O’Connell We Are Not Alone 4m16s
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[76] 2016 Oct 22 Mail Father who manhandled his ‘misbehaving’ seven–year-old son during day trip admits assaulting youngster who has ADHD and commits first crime on holy Caldey Island https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3960200/Father-manhandled-misbehaving-seven-year-old-son-day-trip-accused-assault-monk-commits-crime-century-Caldey-Island.html
[77] 2014 Mar 5 Mail Monks win £20,000 power refund: Community on Welsh island who overpaid for ten years are given the money back https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2574298/Monks-win-20-000-power-refund-Community-Welsh-island-overpaid-ten-years-given-money-back.html
[78] Tenby 1800-1900 https://sublimewales.wordpress.com/places/tenby-1800-1900/
[79] 1997 Jul 27 Deseret Monks get royal visit - the first in 800 years https://www.deseret.com/1997/7/27/19325564/monks-get-royal-visit-the-first-in-800-years
[80] 2006 Jun 7 Daily Post Monk butted by bull https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/monk-butted-by-bull-2892629
[80a] [Oddly updated 22:51, 19 APR 2013, 7 years later, and old archive missing.] https://www.dailypost.co.uk/web/20220703062532/https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/monk-butted-by-bull-2892629
[81] 1997 Jul 27 Photo HRH The Prince of Wales meets monks (from left) Father Robert, Brother Gabriel, and Acting Abbot Father Daniel during his visit to Caldey Island today (Saturday) https://www.alamy.com/hrh-the-prince-of-wales-meets-monks-from-left-father-robert-brother-gabriel-and-acting-abbot-father-daniel-during-his-visit-to-caldey-island-today-saturday-photo-barry-batchelorpa-image380451509.html
[82] 2009 Aug 26 Caldey Island population fights to protect ancient right to independence https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/aug/26/caldey-island-independence-tenby-council
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