A PBS NewsHour (Associated Press wire) report on the Polish Catholic Church's 28 June 2021 abuse report, presented by Archbishop Wojciech Polak, detailing 292 clergy and religious accused across incidents from 1958 to 2020 and the 368 allegations the church received between mid 2018 and the end of 2020.
Facts
Assessment
Reliability Tier2
Reliability tier 2: a major US public broadcaster's wire report on the bishops' conference's own press conference, independent of the church, corroborated by EWTN News/Catholic News Agency's reporting of the same event. NotesTier 2: the source for the 368 allegations, 292 accused and the 1958 to 2020 span, cross checked against EWTN News/CNA's independent reporting of the same 28 June 2021 report.
Citation
PublisherPBS NewsHour
Publication Year2021
URLhttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/polish-church-report-lists-sex-abuse-of-over-300-children
Source Typenews
Claims Backed By This Source (18 claims)
This source backs 18 claims across the atlas. As facts: 15 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 connected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies, 11 claims: 8 well-attested, 2 connected, 1 general references.
- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
Well-attested
15Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Connected
2Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
General References
1Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
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