French Catholic Church inquiry finds 216,000 sex abuse victims from 1950

Believers pray during a mass at a church on the French Caribbean island of Martinique. An independent report revealed that 216,000 individuals were victims of paedophilia from 1950 to 2020, abused by French Catholic priests. – AFP pic, October 5, 2021.

AN independent inquiry into alleged sex abuse of minors by French Catholic priests, deacons and other clergy has found some 216,000 victims of paedophilia from 1950 to 2020, a “massive phenomenon” that was covered up for decades by a “veil of silence”.

The landmark report, released today after two and a half years of investigations, follows widespread outrage over a string of paedophilia claims and prosecutions against church officials worldwide.

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