At least 600 children were sexually abused by Baltimore's Catholic Church over 60 years

[Nevilledog]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/maryland-ag-documents-widespread-sexual-abuse-least-600-victims-baltim-rcna78378


Maryland's top prosecutor on Wednesday accused Catholic Church officials in Baltimore of engaging in a yearslong coverup of the sexual abuse of 600-plus children, some of whom were “preyed upon by multiple abusers over decades."

State Attorney General Anthony Brown chronicled the abuse in a 463-page report that named several priests and described their alleged wrongdoing.

"Time and again, members of the Church’s hierarchy resolutely refused to acknowledge allegations of child sexual abuse for as long as possible," according to the report.

"When denial became impossible, Church leadership would remove abusers from the parish or school, sometimes with promises that they would have no further contact with children. Church documents reveal with disturbing clarity that the Archdiocese was more concerned with avoiding scandal and negative publicity than it was with protecting children."

In total, the state found, more than "600 children are known to have been abused by the 156 people included in this Report, but the number is likely far higher."

The sexual abuse was so pervasive, it wasn't uncommon for a young victim to be targeted by more than one adult, according to the report.

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[Jerry2144]

1. And the right wants to ban drag shows

You can count the number of children harmed by a drag show on the fingers of your left foot

[TheBlackAdder]

2. Would you consider yourselves a conservative diocese?

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Of course we're conservative. We've only molested and average of 10 children a year!

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[Sky Jewels]

3. That is one sick and twisted institution.

😡😡😡

[Model35mech]

5. And it seems it is beyond helping itself.

Criminal institutions should face RICO, and their staff should not be protected from the consequences.

In Milwaukee, they gamed ownership of cemeteries and elaborate 'monumental' edifaces to avoid having those assets included in the value assessed to provide compensation to victims.

[Sky Jewels]

6. Absolutely disgusting. The RCC as a whole is the biggest and oldest

grifting/pedo ring on the planet. It exists to oppress people, especially women, and this control enables it enrich its own coffers to the tune of untold billions.

[Solly Mack]

4. K&R