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Reports on Clergy Sex AbuseMedia reports on clergy sex abuse cluster in time-specific periods primarily in the regions and countries where the abused and their supporters speak out. Academic analyses and government reports on the problem take a wider look at the problem, but they too focus on the region or country where the sponsoring organization (or legal authority) rests. On this page, we are posting links to some of those academic and government reports, regardless of origin point. We hope eventually to include links to all the significant academic/government reports here, so that "aging links" on Internet pages do not frustrate those seeking such information. If you know of a report that is not listed here, please send the report (and its link) to office@votf.org. Note that we are happy to post links to reports in non-English languages as well if an English translation is not available. Another excellent resource for files and case histories related to clergy sexual abuse is bishopaccountability.org. United StatesCommissioned by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the two studies conducted by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice sought to provide data on the number of clergy abusers and their victims ("Nature and Scope") and then to assess the reasons and setting for the abuse ("Causes and Context"). The Nature and Scope of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests and Deacons in the United States 1950-2002 (published 2004) The Nature and Scope Supplementary Data Analysis 2006 (published 2002) The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests and Deacons in the United States, 1950-2010 (published 2011) VOTF Commentary and Analysis on the Causes and Context Study (October 2011) Also of interest: VOTF response to The Causes and Context report Reports from State Attorneys General and Grand Juries: ♦♦ Boston ♦♦The Sexual Abuse of Children in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston: A Report by the Attorney General (published 2003) ♦♦ Manchester NH ♦♦Attorney General Investigative Report Audit Agreement by Manchester Diocese to Avoid Criminal Prosecution
Link to 2006 Assessment, Appendices, and Exhibits (includes data from the 2002 Agreement) Compliance Report Advisory Jan 2008 Compliance Report December 2008 ♦♦ Philadelphia PA ♦♦Grand Jury Report (2003) Grand Jury Report (2011) ♦♦ Kansas City MO ♦♦Investigation of the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph Indictment of Bishop Finn and Diocese ♦♦ Suffolk County NY ♦♦Special Grand Jury Report Report (published 2003)
IrelandMurphy Report, published shortly after the Ryan Report, was an investigation into clergy sex abuse in the Archdiocese of Dublin. Both reports are lengthy and have been published in multiple PDFs as a result. Both also include numerous recommendations for addressing the abuses. Ryan Report is the name commonly attached to an investigation conducted by Ireland's Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse on the abuses committed in Church-run orphanages and industrial schools.
The NetherlandsSummary of Report by Commission of Inquiry (published December 2011) [Note that first page in the Summary has a single word on it; text begins on page 2.]
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