Nearly 2,000 children abused by Catholic clergy over decades, says Illinois AG report

(OSV News) -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul released a May 23 report revealing decades of abuse by Catholic clergy against almost 2,000 children.The report, unveiled during a May 23 press conference and totaling almost 700 pages, concludes a multi-year investigation launched in 2018 into child sexual abuse by 451 clergy and religious brothers in all six Catholic dioceses in Illinois.Prior to Raoul's investigation, the Catholic dioceses of Illinois publicly listed just 103 credibly accuse

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