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One News
September 3, 2002
Claims nuns tortured children
A
61-year-old woman has gone public with tales of torture at the hands of
Catholic nuns.
Ann Thompson lived at Nazareth House in
The nuns claimed she had the devil in her because she was born out of wedlock,
says Thompson.
She tells of how she was so terrified during the beatings that she would often
wet herself which brought on more abuse.
"They used to put my head down the toilet and flush the chain," she
says.
Thompson recalls how she felt during her younger years. "I wish I was
murdered. I wish someone had killed me. While I was little, I used to go to
church and ask God to take me away."
Thompson and at least four others are pursuing legal claims against the
Catholic Church.
The group is seeking more than $500,000 compensation.