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	Swiss Bishops Say 104 People Have Come Forward As Alleged Victims of Catholic Church Sex Abuse Associated Press June 3, 2010 http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jJVlBMwLePp6Ob7wWZcbSN1nsfEQ GENEVA — The Swiss Bishops' Conference reports that 104 people have come forward this year as alleged victims of sex abuse by church employees in Switzerland. The country's highest Catholic body says the people reported the abuse between January and May, but most of the allegations date from before 1990. The reports claim wrongdoing by 72 church officials. The Bishops' Conference published the figures Wednesday along with pledges to fight sex abuse against minors. It published no names of clergymen accused of abuse. But it says the church would now report allegations to police when there is "legally sufficient suspicion." The Catholic Church in Switzerland has been criticized in the past for only encouraging alleged abusers to hand themselves in.
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