The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Response of the Newfoundland Criminal Justice System to Complaints also known as the Hughes Inquiry was a Canadian royal commission chaired by a retired judge, Samuel Hughes, launched after allegations of sexual abuse by members of the Congregation of Christian Brothers at Mount Cashel Orphanage in Newfoundland.
The commission began inquiry investigations on 1 June 1989 and published its report in April 1992.
The inquiry concluded that officials had transferred offenders and covered up the sexual abuse at Mount Cashel.
Eleven Christian Brothers were eventually convicted and sentenced to between 4 months and 11 years in prison.
[1] [2] The orphanage was closed in 1990, [3] and on April 5, 1992, the Brothers formally apologised to the victims of abuse at Mount Cashel.