الرئيسية
An independent
Dutch inquiry probing sexual abuse allegedly committed by Roman
Catholic clergy said Friday it found "tens of thousands" of victims
since 1945, identifying 800 alleged perpetrators.
Tens of
thousands of minors were exposed to "mild, severe or very severe sexual
behaviour" by clergy or lay workers in the Dutch Catholic Church between
1945 and 2010, the commission said in its final report.
"Based on
1,795 reports, the commission could find the names of 800 abusers who
work or have worked for the bishops," the report said. "Of these 800
people, 105 are still alive."
The Dutch bishops' conference
decided in 2010 to open an inquiry after revelations of widespread abuse
were first reported in the national press.
The six person
commission was chaired by former cabinet minister Wim Deetman and
includes a former judge, university professors and a psychologist. It
began work on August 24, 2010 to probe allegations of abuse committed
from 1945 to the present day."
"The problem of sexual abuse was
known in the orders and dioceses of the Dutch Catholic Church," the
commission said, "but the appropriate actions were not undertaken".
In
February, a Catholic order in the Netherlands said it would pay
compensation to more than two dozen victims of sexual abuse committed by
its priests.
The Order of Salesians of Don Bosco reached a deal
to make "generous" restitution to individuals who fell victim to sexual
abuse by priests as pupils at its boarding schools between 1950 and
1971, a joint statement said.
Dutch inquiry probing sexual abuse allegedly committed by Roman
Catholic clergy said Friday it found "tens of thousands" of victims
since 1945, identifying 800 alleged perpetrators.
Tens of
thousands of minors were exposed to "mild, severe or very severe sexual
behaviour" by clergy or lay workers in the Dutch Catholic Church between
1945 and 2010, the commission said in its final report.
"Based on
1,795 reports, the commission could find the names of 800 abusers who
work or have worked for the bishops," the report said. "Of these 800
people, 105 are still alive."
The Dutch bishops' conference
decided in 2010 to open an inquiry after revelations of widespread abuse
were first reported in the national press.
The six person
commission was chaired by former cabinet minister Wim Deetman and
includes a former judge, university professors and a psychologist. It
began work on August 24, 2010 to probe allegations of abuse committed
from 1945 to the present day."
"The problem of sexual abuse was
known in the orders and dioceses of the Dutch Catholic Church," the
commission said, "but the appropriate actions were not undertaken".
In
February, a Catholic order in the Netherlands said it would pay
compensation to more than two dozen victims of sexual abuse committed by
its priests.
The Order of Salesians of Don Bosco reached a deal
to make "generous" restitution to individuals who fell victim to sexual
abuse by priests as pupils at its boarding schools between 1950 and
1971, a joint statement said.