A French report found that roughly 216,000 children were victims of sexual abuse by the Catholic Church who continued to turn a blind eye for 70 years. The number of victims increased to 330,000 when including those who were targeted by non-Church members but affiliated with them.
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The church had shown "deep, total and even cruel indifference for years," protecting itself rather than the victims of what was systemic abuse, said Jean-Marc Sauve, head of the commission that compiled the report.