French Catholic Clergy Abuse
Title: French Catholic clergy may have abused at least 10,000 people since 1950, say investigators
Author: Pierre Bairin
Publisher: CNN
Date: 02MAR2021
Paris(CNN)French Catholic clergy could have abused at least 10,000 minors and other vulnerable people since 1950, according to an independent investigation set up by the Church in France.
The Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Church (CIASE) “estimates that the number of victims could reach ‘at least ten thousand,'” it said in a statement released on Monday.
The commission said it had so far received 6,500 testimonies, which concern at least 3,000 different victims.
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