A swissinfo.ch report, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation's international service, on the University of Zurich's September 2023 pilot study into abuse in the Swiss Catholic Church and the more than 160 additional alleged victims who came forward in the six months after its publication, confirming the study's own figures of 1,002 documented cases, 510 accused and 921 victims.
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Reliability Tier2
Reliability tier 2: the Swiss national broadcaster's international news service, independent of the university and the church bodies that commissioned the study, corroborating its figures and reporting the victims who came forward afterward. NotesTier 2: independent national broadcaster confirmation of the University of Zurich's own figures, plus the post publication follow up figure of more than 160 additional alleged victims, cross checked against the university's own release.
Citation
Publisherswissinfo.ch (Swiss Broadcasting Corporation)
Publication Year2024
URLhttps://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/demographics/over-one-hundred-new-alleged-victims-of-catholic-church-abuse/73415383
Source Typenews
Claims Backed By This Source (9 claims)
This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
Well-attested
8Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
General References
1Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
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