The national level report of the UK's Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) into the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, published 10 November 2020. It found more than 900 complaints spanning over 3,000 instances of child sexual abuse against more than 900 individuals connected to the Church between 1970 and 2015, and concluded the Church had repeatedly prioritized its own reputation and clergy over children's safety.
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Accused Documented Allegations Documented Victim EstimateThe report's own "more than 900 complaints" figure, treated as a floor on the number of people who complained of abuse. It is numerically the same floor the report separately gives for "more than 900 individuals" found to be accused, a coincidence of the source's own rounding rather than one population double counted as the other. Key FindingMore than 900 complaints spanning over 3,000 instances of child sexual abuse were recorded against more than 900 individuals connected to the Church between 1970 and 2015, of which 177 led to prosecutions. The Inquiry found the Church had repeatedly prioritized its own reputation and clergy over children's welfare. 1 Inquiry Profile
Kind of Record JurisdictionEngland and Wales (the Roman Catholic Church, comprising 22 archdioceses and dioceses; a UK statutory public inquiry under the Inquiries Act 2005) 1 Commissioned ByIndependent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), a UK Home Office statutory public inquiry chaired by Professor Alexis Jay 1 Publication Year Period Covered, From Cross-Tradition Connections
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