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Sexual Abuse in the Diocese of Munster: At Least 196 Clerics Are Accused (University of Munster)

University of Munster

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The University of Munster's own press release, dated 13 June 2022, announcing its research team's findings on sexual abuse in the Diocese of Munster. The release names the team's leaders, Prof. Thomas Grossbolting and Prof. Klaus Grosse Kracht, records the study's 1945 to 2020 scope and its 1.3 million euro diocesan funding beginning 1 October 2019, and gives the team's own figures: at least 196 accused clergy and at least 610 victims, both named as floors.

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1
Reliability tier 1: the commissioning university's own primary announcement of its funded research team's peer-reviewed findings, naming the study's leaders and method directly, corroborated by CNN's independent contemporaneous coverage the same day.
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Tier 1: the primary source for the 196-accused, 610-victim tally, the study's funding and dates, and its research leadership, cross checked against CNN's independent contemporaneous coverage of the same findings.
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Publisher
University of Munster
Publication Year
2022
URL
https://www.uni-muenster.de/news/view.php?cmdid=12636&lang=en
Source Type
institutional announcement
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.

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  • Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies, 11 claims: 8 well-attested, 2 connected, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
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