A 463 page redacted report released by the Office of the Maryland Attorney General on April 5, 2023, closing an investigation into how the Archdiocese of Baltimore handled child sexual abuse by clergy and other church personnel across more than six decades.
Facts
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
Reliability tier 1: the Maryland Attorney General's own official investigative report closing a state inquiry into the Archdiocese of Baltimore, a primary government record of its findings. NotesTier 1: a state Attorney General's own investigation, built from the archdiocese's own personnel files under subpoena. The URL cited is contemporaneous news coverage hosting the full redacted report rather than the Attorney General's own report hosting page, which has not been independently confirmed.
Citation
AuthorOffice of the Maryland Attorney General
PublisherOffice of the Maryland Attorney General
Publication Year2023
URLhttps://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/read-the-full-redacted-report-sex-abuse-baltimore-archdiocese-church-wjz/
Source TypeGovernment report
Cross-Tradition Connections
Associated With
This source names Maryland directly: "report released by the Office of the Maryland Attorney General on April 5, 2023, closing an investigation into how the Archdiocese of Baltimore handled child sexual abuse by clergy and other church..."
Claims Backed By This Source (19 claims)
This source backs 19 claims across the atlas. As facts: 17 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies, 10 claims: 9 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Sources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.
Well-attested
17Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
General References
1Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
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