Catholic Church sex abuse cases in the United States
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Catholic Church sex abuse cases in the United States
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There have been many lawsuits, criminal prosecutions, and scandals over sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy in the United States of America. The issue of child sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests was first publicized in 1985 when a Louisiana priest pleaded guilty to 11 counts of molestation of boys. It was again brought to national attention in 2002 following a series of publications by The Boston Globe. As it became clear that there was truth to many of the allegations and that there was a
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Instances and allegations of sex abuse by Catholic clergy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_sex_abuse_cases_in_the_United_States
date created:
2009-07-26T04:36:40Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T23:46:08Z
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