Balanced News: Hundreds of Catholic clergy in Illinois sexually abused thousands of children, AG finds

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has released the findings of an investigation into sexual abuse by Catholic clergy, revealing that 451 clergy sexually abused nearly 2,000 children since 1950. The numbers are far greater than the 103 individuals the church had named when the state review began in 2018. Raoul said that 1,997 children across the state were abused by clergy between 1950 and 2019. Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests called the report “stunning” but emphasized that the numbers of victims and abusers cited by state investigators are likely undercounted.