Some 2,225 people suffered sexual violence in Germany s Protestant Church at the hands of 1,259 suspected perpetrators over the last eight decades, a study found on Thursday, warning that the. -January 25, 2024 at 10:22 am EST
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A new report has found that over 9,000 children and young people are estimated to have been victims of sexual abuse in Germany's Protestant Church since 1946. Critics say the report only reveals the "tip of the iceberg."
A study into the number of victims of sexual abuse in the Protestant Church in Germany (EKD), estimates that the number of minors who fell victim may be as high as 9,355, much higher than previously thought.
Germany's most senior Protestant theologian, Annette Kurschus, has resigned. However, she said as she quit that allegations of having covered up sexual abuse within the church were unfounded.