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Report on Catholic Clergy Child Sex Abuse in Illinois

Office of the Illinois Attorney General

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The Illinois Attorney General's own report, released May 23, 2023 after a four year investigation, naming Catholic clergy and religious brothers credibly accused of child sexual abuse across the state's six dioceses. It draws on diocesan personnel files the dioceses had not previously disclosed in full.

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Reliability Tier
1
Reliability tier 1: the Illinois Attorney General's own official report, released after a four year state investigation drawing on diocesan personnel files not previously disclosed in full, the primary institutional record of its own findings.
Notes
Tier 1: a state Attorney General's own investigation, hosted on the Attorney General's own government domain built for this report, following a four year review of diocesan personnel files under subpoena.
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Office of the Illinois Attorney General
Publisher
Office of the Illinois Attorney General
Publication Year
2023
URL
https://clergyreport.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/download/report.pdf
Source Type
Government report
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This source names Illinois directly: "The Illinois Attorney General's own report, released May 23, 2023 after a four year investigation, naming Catholic clergy and religious brothers credibly accused of child sexual abuse across the..."

Source Report on Catholic Clergy Child Sex Abuse in IllinoisOffice of the Illinois Attorney General
Claims Backed By This Source (19 claims)

This source backs 19 claims across the atlas. As facts: 17 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies, 10 claims: 9 well-attested, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.
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