Category: abusers

Audit of Several Quebec Dioceses’ Records Identifies 87 Abusers in the Church: Report

An independent audit of more than 80 years of files involving nine Quebec Catholic dioceses found at least 87 abusers among church personnel. Retired Superior Court justice André Denis reviewed 6,809 archived files between 1940 and 2021 and uncovered 87 people who were the subjects of confirmed or well-founded sex abuse allegations involving minors or…


More Children Died From Abuse Than COVID-19 in 2020 in Pennsylvania

Amid school closures, cancelled holidays, and compulsory mask wearing, 2020 was a difficult year for children, but none more so than for those who lived in abusive homes. A recently released annual child abuse report from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services showed that in 2020, the state registered a 43 percent increase in child…