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	Abused, Ignored, Slandered: Victims of Church-related Violence The Bettrofen November 26, 2010 http://www.betroffen.at/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/PKpressetext-englisch.pdf [full text] (Vienna, November 18, 2010) A hotline unconnected with the Catholic Church has been available to victims of Church-related violence since March 2010. Callers receive initial counseling from clinical psychologists and legal assistance from lawyers. The hotline’s report is the first of its kind and reveals a wealth of facts concerning this dark side of the Church. The extent of abuse has been documented extensively for the first time in Austria and is now being published. 1. SUMMARY In the first ten days of operation alone, 150 individuals contacted the hotline, and the total has reached 325, 91 women (28%) and 234 men (72%).
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