Kincora Boys' Home

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The Kincora Boys' Home was a boys' home in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, that was the scene of organised child sexual abuse. It caused a scandal and led to an attempted cover-up in 1980, with allegations of state collusion. On 31 May 2016, the Northern Ireland Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry (HIA) began examining allegations relating to Kincora, including claims that a child sex ring with links to the intelligence services was based there. Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers said that all state agencies would co-operate with the inquiry. On 20 January 2017, the HIA inquiry concluded that the abuse which took place at Kincora was limited to the actions of three staff members and did not take place with the collusion of the state or intelligence services. The head of the HIA observed that it was a matter of urgency that the victims be compensated up to £100,000. In 2016, Gary Hoy, a former resident of Kincora, lost a UK Supreme Court challenge to the powers of...

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