Catholic Priests Abused Nearly 2,000 Children in Illinois

“Illinois’ attorney general released the results of a sweeping investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy on Tuesday, saying investigators found that 451 clergy sexually abused nearly 2,000 children since 1950 — far more than the 103 individuals the church had named when the state review began in 2018,” the AP reports.

New York Times: “The priest’s tactics were well enough known that they became a topic of conversation among the victim’s peers.”