BOSTON (MA)
NBC Boston
August 15, 2018
By Jeff Saperstone and Karla Rendon-Alvarez
A newly-released grand jury report details disturbing allegations of sexual abuse on more than 1000 children at the hands of roughly 300 priests in Pennsylvania
Shocking reports coming out of Pennsylvania detailing decades of sexual abuse by hundreds of Roman Catholic Church priests have hit close to home.
The Archdiocese of Boston, who faced its own share of sexual abuse cover-ups, refused to comment on the scathing grand jury report that was released Tuesday. The disturbing report, which details allegations against roughly 300 priests, comes after two years of investigation by the jury.
“Unfortunately, this is just the tip of the iceberg,” attorney Mitchell Garabedian said, “There are many, many more victims out there.”
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