Catholic Clergy Sexually Abused More Than 1,900 Minors
(Chicago, Illinois) - An investigation has substantiated child abuse claims against Catholic clergy in Illinois by more than 1,900 victims, state AG Kwame Raoul said in a news conference detailing the findings of the office's five-year investigation. More than 100,000 pages of diocesan documents and 600 confidential contacts with survivors of child sex abuse helped the state's office piece together the 696-page report released Tuesday.
Posted 5/26/23
