Published 04/12/2022 1:54:52 p.m.

Portugal probe: 290 church sex abuse claims in 90 days work

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More than half the reported cases suggest many more victims were involved, a psychiatrist says. The six-person committee began its work in January at the behest of the Portuguese Bishops’ Conference. The committee has asked all of Portugal’s 21 bishops for interviews to discuss its work.

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Portugal probe: 290 church sex abuse claims in 90 days work

A lay committee looking into historic child sex abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church says it has it received witness statements from 290 alleged victims in its first three months of work

04/12/2022 11:16:49 a.m.·United States

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The Washington Post

Portugal probe: 290 church sex abuse claims in 90 days work

A lay committee looking into historic child sex abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church says it has it received witness statements from 290 alleged victims in its first three months of work

04/12/2022 11:17:29 a.m.

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MY Northwest

Portugal probe: 290 church sex abuse claims in 90 days work

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A lay committee looking into historic child sex abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church said Tuesday it received witness statements from 290 alleged victims in its first three months of work, with cases involving children as young as two years old.More than half the reported cases suggest many more victims were involved, said Pedro Strecht, a psychiatrist who heads the Independent Committee for the Study of Child Abuse in…

04/11/2022 11:16:41 p.m.·Tacoma, United States

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Euronews

Probe into Portuguese church sex abuse receives nearly 300 claims

A panel that began its inquiry in January has received witness statements from 290 alleged victims, with cases involving children as young as two years old.

04/12/2022 1:54:52 p.m.·France

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