Catholic Clergy Sexually Abused Nearly 1,000 Massachusetts Children Over Decades, Report Finds
No New Indictments From Eight-Year Investigation As State Attorney General Says Church Knew About Abuse
TL;DR
- Over 270 Catholic clerics sexually abused nearly 1,000 children across three Massachusetts dioceses over decades.
- An eight-year investigation found church officials knew about the abuse but failed to act.
- No new indictments were issued due to legal limitations such as expired statutes of limitations.
- The report highlights institutional failures in the Fall River, Springfield, and Worcester dioceses.
- The Massachusetts attorney general urged the dioceses to implement changes for child protection and improve responses to abuse allegations.