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MOST PRIESTS ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ABUSING CHILDREN WERE NEVER SENT TO PRISON. HERE’S WHY
November 11, 2019
Lindsay Schnell
USA Today
The Catholic Church has been under scrutiny from survivors, victims’ advocates and, in some cases, law enforcement, since early 2002, when the sex abuse crisis that involved church administration covering for thousands of priests first became public knowledge.
In the last two decades, there’s been major church reform, including the 2002 Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, which established guidelines for dealing with allegations of sexual abuse of a minor. Meanwhile, dioceses across the country have released lists of credibly accused priests, many of