Report from France: 330,000 children victims of church sex abuse
The independent commission that compiled the report urged compensation for victims and strong action from the church.
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The independent commission that compiled the report urged compensation for victims and strong action from the church.
The church had shown "deep, total and even cruel indifference for years," protecting itself rather than the victims of what was systemic abuse, said Jean-Marc Sauve, head of the commission that compiled the report.
Victims of sex abuse within France's Catholic Church have welcomed a new report that says an estimated 330,000 children were sexually abused over the past 70
Some 216,000 children and teenagers may have been victims of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in France since the 1950s, according to an investigative commission. If victims in other institutions run by the Church are included, the total number may be 330,000, said the president of the Independent Commission…
Report findings prompt outrage as Catholic Churches around the world face a growing number of abuse claims and prosecutions