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	Report: 94 Catholic Sex Abusers in Germany Washington Post February 6, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/06/AR2010020600679.html BERLIN -- The German news magazine Der Spiegel reports that the number of sexual abuse cases in Germany by Catholic clerics and laymen is much higher than was previously thought. According to a poll by Spiegel, answered by 27 Catholic dioceses in Germany, more than 94 clerics and laymen have been suspected of sexual abuse since 1995. Only 30 have been prosecuted, due to the statute of limitations. Ten employees of the Catholic church are currently accused of sexual abuse in Germany. Germany has been shocked by revelations of serial sex abuse by Catholic priests in recent weeks. More than 20 alumni of Berlin's prestigious Canisius Kolleg have reported abuse by their former Jesuit teachers. Other students have also reported cases in cities across Germany where the priests also taught.
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