The Illinois Attorney General's own report, released May 23, 2023 after a four year investigation, naming Catholic clergy and religious brothers credibly accused of child sexual abuse across the state's six dioceses. It draws on diocesan personnel files the dioceses had not previously disclosed in full.
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Reliability Tier1
Reliability tier 1: the Illinois Attorney General's own official report, released after a four year state investigation drawing on diocesan personnel files not previously disclosed in full, the primary institutional record of its own findings. NotesTier 1: a state Attorney General's own investigation, hosted on the Attorney General's own government domain built for this report, following a four year review of diocesan personnel files under subpoena.
Citation
AuthorOffice of the Illinois Attorney General
PublisherOffice of the Illinois Attorney General
Publication Year2023
URLhttps://clergyreport.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/download/report.pdf
Source TypeGovernment report
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This source names Illinois directly: "The Illinois Attorney General's own report, released May 23, 2023 after a four year investigation, naming Catholic clergy and religious brothers credibly accused of child sexual abuse across the..."
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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