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26 August 2018

More Than 400 Have Called Pennsylvania's Hotline Since Clergy Sex Abuse Report

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro was wrapping up his livestreamed address in Harrisburg last week, on the release of a bombshell grand jury report cataloging how the Catholic Church covered up the abuse of more than 1,000 minors by some 300 priests over 70 years, when he made an appeal: We want more survivors to report. "If you are listening to this news conference, and you know of sexual abuse being committed by a priest or a member of clergy against yourself, or anyone else, please call us," Shapiro implored viewers.

https://www.npr.org/2018/08/21/640438007/pa-officials-scramble-to-keep-up-with-clergy-abuse-hotline