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1. Sweeping study finds 1,000 cases of sexual abuse in Swiss Catholic Church since mid-20th century

https://www.ncronline.org/news/sweeping-study-finds-1000-cases-sexual-abuse-swiss-catholic-church-mid-20th-century

Asweeping, year-long study of sex abuse by Catholic priests and others in Switzerland published Sept. 12 has turned up more than 1,000 cases since the mid-20th century, as the Swiss church becomes the latest in Europe to reckon with the abuse scandal.

With few exceptions, those accused of wrongdoing were all male. Nearly three-fourths of the documents examined showed the sexual abuse involved minors.

The report, commissioned by the Swiss Conference of Bishops and led by two University of Zurich historians, offers a deep look at sexual abuse and harassment that has confounded the Catholic Church across the globe in recent decades — upending the lives of many victims and their families, and tarnishing the image of the institution.

The authors said in a statement that they identified 1,002 "situations of sexual abuse," including accusations against 510 people. The abuse, they wrote, affected 921 people.