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Church pays punishment victim http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8341628.stm http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/image...1_outside3.jpg A five-figure sum have been paid by the Catholic Church to a target of clerical sexual abuse in Northern Ireland. The situation was taken from the diocese of Down and Connor and was settled out of court. As a young child at the hands of two priests the victim was sexually abused. Both men have since died. The girl, who had been abused from age eight, also obtained an from the Church. She said she was happy with the "substantial" negotiation. She didn't desire to be called, however in a meeting with Hello Ulster, she talked concerning the disastrous impact the punishment had on the remainder of her life. She said she'd desired "to die" and explained how she stopped eating and developed anorexia. "They destroyed my youth and my adolescent years. "The pictures that I have been still caused by me nightmares," she said. Widespread abuse When her daughter told her that she desired to be an altar server, she chose to speak out years later. The faster these circumstances could be started and then solved, the greater off the in-patient involved. It enables them to cope with the problem and start getting the very first steps on the highway to recovery. Hilary Carmichael, solicitor The victim stated that following a negotiation, she now wished she could "move on" and have "a better life." The woman's lawyer, Hilary Carmichael, said the punishment her customer endured was prevalent. She was abused by one of the priests between your ages of eight and eight when she was 11 yrs old as the other started abusing her. Ms Carmichael said: "She didn't arrived at see me until around 50 years following the punishment had started. "It did simply take her a of endurance and some lots of time and a lot of knowledge to acquire a complete account of her punishment to permit her behalf" on the legal process to be begun by me. Due to the period of time which had passed between your offenses and the criticism, several files were no further around, including a few of the woman's college and medical records. Nevertheless, Ms Carmichael said in this specific case, there clearly was ample proof. "The plaintiff was in a position to provide a very clear account of the punishment and it make it very clear that what she was saying was really the truth," she said. Church response The lawyer stated that the diocese had handled the situation "head on" and fairly and squarely. She added that any setbacks have been consequently of the legal procedure, instead of any action by the Church. She explained: "It requires a too much to confront and decide to try it, to start upon the legal procedure. "The faster these circumstances could be started and then solved, the greater off the in-patient involved. "It enables them to cope with the problem and start getting the very first steps on the highway to recovery." In a declaration, the diocese of Down and Connor said: "When individuals come forward the diocese listens watchfully for their problems. "In this case, as in the others, the diocese offered assistance and aid as the case was considered absolutely. "If individuals have issues they should be brought by them to the interest of the civil authorities."