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Catholic papers on Chicago child sexual abuse to be released
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/21/catholic-papers-chicago-child-sexual-abuseThousands of pages of documents showing how the Archdiocese of Chicago handled the sexual abuse of children by priests are to be made public, providing the broadest look yet into the details of what the church knew and did – or didn't do – about the scandal.
Last week the archdiocese – one of the largest and most influential in the US – handed over more than 6,000 pages of documents to victims' lawyers, who said they would show that the archdiocese concealed abuse for decades, including moving priests to new parishes where they molested again.
The disclosures involving 30 priests were made as part of legal settlements with abuse victims, and are similar to disclosures made in other dioceses in the US in recent years that showed how the Roman Catholic church shielded priests and failed for many years to report child sex abuse to authorities.
Last week the archdiocese – one of the largest and most influential in the US – handed over more than 6,000 pages of documents to victims' lawyers, who said they would show that the archdiocese concealed abuse for decades, including moving priests to new parishes where they molested again.
The disclosures involving 30 priests were made as part of legal settlements with abuse victims, and are similar to disclosures made in other dioceses in the US in recent years that showed how the Roman Catholic church shielded priests and failed for many years to report child sex abuse to authorities.
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