INDIANA
The Journal Gazette
By Rebecca S. Green
The Journal Gazette
Since a report was released in 2003 detailing how much credible sex abuse allegations have cost the area’s Roman Catholic diocese, there has been little change.
Bishop John M. D’Arcy, head of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend said that the numbers released in December 2003, as part of a series of nationwide studies commissioned by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, are still good.
According to the 2003 report, there have been 33 credible allegations of sexual abuse against 16 priests since 1950.
Those allegations have cost the diocese and its insurers more than $1.3 million.
“That is still the number, except for some ongoing counseling of victims,” D’Arcy said.
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