YORK (PA)
York Daily Record
September 21, 2018
By Candy Woodall
The number of people who say they were sexually abused by Catholic clergy in Pennsylvania has more than doubled since a grand jury report released early last month identified 301 predator priests.
That report estimated about 1,000 victims throughout six dioceses in Pennsylvania who were silenced by a cover-up that dated back to the 1930s.
A little more than a month later, the number of people to come forward continues to grow.
As of Thursday, the clergy abuse hotline set up by state Attorney General Josh Shapiro had received calls from 1,130 people.
Agents in the Office of the Attorney General “return every call, log every fact, and contribute to further investigations where appropriate,” Shapiro said in a Twitter statement.
“If you’ve been victimized, it’s time to come out of the shadows. #SpeakUp, & we’ll be there to help,” he said on Twitter.
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