The home, which was run by an order of Catholic nuns and closed in 1961, was one of many such institutions that housed tens of thousands of orphans and unmarried pregnant women who were forced to give up their children throughout much of the 20th century.

In 2014, historian Catherine Corless tracked down death certificates for nearly 800 children who died at the home in Tuam between the 1920s and 1961 — but could only find a burial record for one child.

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    The both of them are complete gross. Ashton started a charity when he was with Demi on combating child sexual abuse and exploitation, and he wrote a letter defending/supporting Danny in the trial.

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      7 hours ago

      Ah right, I remember that.

      To be fair, those are two different levels of shittiness… I would say his monetary contribution probably accomplished much more than his letter.

      Yes, gross thing to do. But does it really compare to the actual crimes Masterson committed?