A report released by the Illinois Attorney General's office on May 23, 2023, closing a four year investigation into how the state's six Catholic dioceses handled child sexual abuse by clergy. It named 451 clergy and religious brothers credibly accused of abusing at least 1,997 children from 1950 to 2019, more than four times the 103 individuals the dioceses had previously named on their own.
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Kind of Record JurisdictionIllinois, United States (the Archdiocese of Chicago and the Dioceses of Belleville, Joliet, Peoria, Rockford and Springfield) 1 Commissioned ByOffice of the Illinois Attorney General 1 Publication Year Period Covered, From Documented Findings
Accused Documented Victim Estimate Key Finding451 Catholic clergy and religious brothers found credibly accused across Illinois' six dioceses, abusing at least 1,997 children from 1950 to 2019, against the 103 individuals the dioceses had disclosed on their own before the investigation. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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