At Least 330,000 Minors Were Victims Of Sex Abuse In The French Catholic Church Since 1950, Report Finds

The independent investigators concluded that there have been at least 2,900 to 3,200 perpetrators of child sexual assault among clergy members in the church over the past 70 years.

Around 330,000 children have been sexually abused by members of the French Catholic church since 1950, including 216,000 by priests and clergy, an independent commission said Tuesday in a report that demonstrates that sexual exploitation of minors in the church was far more severe than previously known.... [+]

In its report, the commission concluded that there have been at least 2,900 to 3,200 perpetrators of child sexual assault among clergy members—an estimate based on demographic and archival analysis.

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