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After America, Germany: At least 3,677 Abused Kids, Mostly Boys

At least 3,677 children, mostly boys under 13, who were sexually abused.

At least 1,670 clergymen of the Catholic Church were involved, several German media sources reveal, including Der Spiegel and Die Zeit (both in German, linked below), whose journalists had access to a report on the German Catholic Church -- the bishops knowingly hid the facts. The facts took place from 1946 to 2014.

Started in 2014, this study should be presented on September 25 at Fulda, during the meeting of the German Conference of Bishops, by its president, Archbishop of Munich and Cardinal Reinhard Marx. Researchers examined 38,000 files and manuscripts from 27 German dioceses.

Report by Der Spiegel HERE

Report by Die Zeit HERE