Catholic clergy abused nearly 1,000 children in Massachusetts, report finds

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An eight-year investigation by Massachusetts's attorney general found that more than 270 Catholic clerics sexually abused nearly 1,000 children across three dioceses over several decades. The attorney general's office said the church knew about the abuse.

The investigation did not result in new indictments. The office cited two reasons: some conduct identified was not a crime under Massachusetts law at the time it occurred, and in other cases the applicable statute of limitations had expired.

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• Nearly 1,000 children sexually abused at three Massachusetts dioceses by 270 Catholic clerics over decades: reportMore than 270 Catholic clerics sexually abused nearly 1,000 children across three Massachusetts dioceses over decades, according to an investigative report the state's attorney general released on Wednesday.New York Post · 1 Oct, 02:00
• Catholic clergy sexually abused nearly 1,000 Massachusetts children over decades, report findsNo new indictments from eight-year investigation as state attorney general says church knew about abuse More than 270 Catholic clerics sexually abused nearly 1,000 children across three Massachusetts dioceses over several decades, according to a report released by the state’s attorney general’s office on Wednesday. The eight-year-long investigation did not result in new indictments, the office said, claiming that some conduct identified was not a crime under Massachusetts law at the time it occurred, and that in other cases the applicable statute of limitations had expired. In the US, call…Guardian World · 30 Sept, 20:53

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