Poland’s Catholic Church: 382 priests abused 625 minors

Source: Associated Press

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Archbishop Wojciech Polak, right, the Roman Catholic primate of Poland, addresses the media during a news conference at the episcopate building in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, March 14, 2019. Poland’s Catholic Church leaders revealed Thursday they have recorded cases of 382 priests abusing minors since 1990. At left is Archbishop Henryk Gadecki, the head of Poland’s Roman Catholic Episcopate. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Catholic Church authorities revealed Thursday they have recorded cases of 382 clergymen who have abused 625 victims under the age of 18 since 1990.

The figure includes 198 priests and friars who abused minors under 15 years old and 184 clergy who abused victims between 15 and 18, according to Wojciech Sadlon, head of the church’s Institute of Statistics.

In both confirmed and unconfirmed cases, there were 345 victims under age 15 and 280 victims between 15 to 18. The crimes occurred from 1990 through June of last year, Sadlon told a news conference. More than 58 percent of the victims were male.

 

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Poland’s Catholic Church: 382 priests abused 625 minors

Source: Associated Press

Wojciech Polak, Henryk Gadecki
1 of 3
Archbishop Wojciech Polak, right, the Roman Catholic primate of Poland, addresses the media during a news conference at the episcopate building in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, March 14, 2019. Poland’s Catholic Church leaders revealed Thursday they have recorded cases of 382 priests abusing minors since 1990. At left is Archbishop Henryk Gadecki, the head of Poland’s Roman Catholic Episcopate. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Catholic Church authorities revealed Thursday they have recorded cases of 382 clergymen who have abused 625 victims under the age of 18 since 1990.

The figure includes 198 priests and friars who abused minors under 15 years old and 184 clergy who abused victims between 15 and 18, according to Wojciech Sadlon, head of the church’s Institute of Statistics.

In both confirmed and unconfirmed cases, there were 345 victims under age 15 and 280 victims between 15 to 18. The crimes occurred from 1990 through June of last year, Sadlon told a news conference. More than 58 percent of the victims were male.

 

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