Since 1950, the number of perpetrators of sexual abuse within the Church in France must not be “less than 1,500”, according to this first independent estimate.
Since 1950, the number of perpetrators of sexual abuse within the Church in France must not be “less than 1,500”, according to this first independent estimate.
The president of the independent Commission on the sexual abuse of minors in the Catholic Church believes this Wednesday that there have been at least “3,000” victims in France since 1950. In that period, the number of perpetrators of sexual abuse within the Church cannot be “less than 1,500”, said Jean-Marc during a video conference Sauvé.
These provisional figures are from the first survey of the archives of dioceses and religious congregations by the independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Church (Ciase), implemented in 2018 by bishops.
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at the same time, the call-for-evidence telephone platform set up by his commission a year ago has received “5,300 calls”, he said, noting that some people are likely to contact them several times. “This is the first time” such an estimate has been made for France, he admitted to AFP, saying he was “firmly convinced that there are many more victims”.
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“What you don’t know anything about is how to combine these two sources (platform calls and investigative work, editor’s note),” added Jean-Marc Sauvé. “They are two different sources that do not overlap, but can partially add up”.
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He also emphasized the temporary nature of these data: the call for evidence has been extended until October 31, and the archive of the survey is still in progress. Other work that began before the closure and was suspended during this period will also continue. Ciase, created under pressure after the revelation of several scandals, must submit its balance sheet and its recommendations at the end of September – beginning of October 2021.
Date of update: June 17, 2020, 3:58 p.m
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