KANSAS CITY (MO)
National Catholic Reporter
March 4, 2020
By Heidi Schlumpf
A survivor of sexual abuse is conducting what she believes is the first broad survey of victims of sexual abuse in the U.S. Catholic Church, with the hopes that the information will clarify and counteract common misperceptions about the survivor community.
Among those myths: that all the victims are male and were abused by priests.
The survey, which was launched Sunday, already is finding “a lot more women are survivors than generally thought,” said Joelle Casteix, an author and advocate for survivors of child sexual assault and institutional cover-up.
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