Sunday, February 7, 2010

Report: 94 Catholic sex abusers in Germany

The Associated Press
Saturday, February 6, 2010; 7:25 AM

BERLIN -- The German news magazine Der Spiegel reports that the number of sexual abuse cases in Germany by Catholic clerics and laymen is much higher than was previously thought.

According to a poll by Spiegel, answered by 27 Catholic dioceses in Germany, more than 94 clerics and laymen have been suspected of sexual abuse since 1995. Only 30 have been prosecuted, due to the statute of limitations.

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