Reports of Attorneys General,
Grand
Reports by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops * Karen Terry et al., The Nature and Scope of the Problem of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests and Deacons in the United States [a.k.a. the "John Jay Report"] (2004) * Karen Terry et al., The Nature and Scope of the Problem of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests and Deacons in the United States: Supplementary Data Analysis (March 2006) * Karen Terry et al., The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States, 1950-2010 (May 18, 2011) with Errata
* Conrad Baars, The Role of the Church in the Causation, Treatment and Prevention of the Crisis in the Priesthood (1971) * Mouton, Doyle, and Peterson, The Problem of Sexual Molestation by Roman Catholic Clergy (1985) * Peterson et al., Guidelines (1985) * Gordon A. Winter et al., The Report of the Archdiocesan Commission of Enquiry into the Sexual Abuse of Children by Members of the Clergy (aka "The Winter Report"), Volume 1, Volume 2, and Conclusions and Recommendations, commissioned by Archbishop Alphonsus L. Penney of the Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland, June 1990 * Samuel S.H. Hughes, Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Response of the Newfoundland Criminal Justice System to Complaints, (1991) Volume 1 and Volume 2 [about the Irish Christian Brothers and the Mount Cashel orphanage] * Dempsey et al., The Bernardin Report (1992) * Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, From Pain to Hope (1992) * Stearns et al., St. Anthony's Seminary Report (1993) * Bishop John F. Kinney and the Bishops' Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Abuse, Restoring Trust: A Pastoral Response to Sexual Abuse, Volume I (Washington, D.C.: National Conference of Catholic Bishops, November 1994). * Bishop John F. Kinney and the Bishops' Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Abuse, Restoring Trust: A Pastoral Response to Sexual Abuse, Volume II (Washington, D.C.: National Conference of Catholic Bishops, November 1995). * A.W. Richard Sipe, Preliminary Expert Report (1996) * Thomas P. Doyle, Memo on Dallas Litigation: Does v. Diocese of Dallas et al. (1996) * Bishop Laurence Forristal et al., Child Sexual Abuse: Framework for a Church Response, a report of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Advisory Committee on Child Sexual Abuse by Priests and Religious (1996); see also the 1997 letter by Archbishop Luciano Storero, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland (1995-2000), regarding the Framework Document; and the 2009 Murphy report's analysis of the Framework Document * Barbara Susan Balboni, Through the "Lens" of the Organizational Culture Perspective: A Descriptive Study of American Catholic Bishops’ Understanding of Clergy Sexual Molestation and Abuse of Children and Adolescents (1998) * Barry M. Coldrey, Religious Life Without Integrity: The Sexual Abuse Crisis in the Catholic Church (2000) * Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, Nolan Report (2001) * Boston MA - Archdiocesan Delegate's Annual Reports on sexual abuse, secret until Attorney General Reilly discovered them during his investigation - 1994-95, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1999-2000, 2001. * Hannah McGee, Rebecca Garavan, Mairéad de Barra, Joanne Byrne and Ronán Conroy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland The SAVI Report: Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland (Dublin, The Liffey Press in association with Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, April 19, 2002) * Westchester County Grand Jury Report (June 19, 2002) [New York archdiocese] * The Holy See and the Convention on the Rights of the Child: A Shadow Report, and Executive Summary, Catholics for a Free Choice, September 2002 * A Survey of Roman Catholic Priests in the United States and Puerto Rico, conducted by the LA Times Poll (June 27 through October 11, 2002) * Suffolk County Grand Jury Report, (February 10, 2003) [Rockville Centre NY diocese] * Attorney General’s Report with investigative archive, March 3, 2003 [Manchester NH diocese] * Diocesan Task Force on Sexual Misconduct Policy, Manchester Diocesan Task Force Report (2003) * Reilly Report and Executive Summary, July 23, 2003 [Boston archdiocese] * Report of the Grand Jury, September 25, 2003 (unsealed September 15, 2005; made public March 29, 2011) [Philadelphia archdiocese] * Report of the Erwin Committee, commissioned by Roger L. Schwietz, archbishop of Anchorage AK (2003) * Local John Jay Reports (2003-2004) * Attorney General’s Report, February 24, 2004. See also the attorney general's investigative materials released on May 27, 2005 and July 8, 2005 [Portland ME diocese * Karen Terry et al., The Nature and Scope of the Problem of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests and Deacons in the United States [a.k.a. the "John Jay Report"] (2004) * Robert S. Bennett et al., A Report on the Crisis in the Catholic Church in the United States [a.k.a. the "Bennett Report"] (2004) * Sexual Abuse in Social Context: Catholic Clergy and Other Professionals, a special report by the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights (2/04) * Peter Isely and Jim Smith, The Sexual Abuse of Children in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee (2/10/02) * Grand Jury Report, September 15, 2005 [Philadelphia archdiocese] * Ferns Report on the Irish Diocese of Ferns (October 2005) * Karen Terry et al., The Nature and Scope of the Problem of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests and Deacons in the United States: Supplementary Data Analysis (March 2006) * Kevin McCoy, Report of Dr Kevin McCoy on Western Health Board Inquiry into Brothers of Charity Services in Galway, November 2007 * Ian Elliott, Report on the Management of Two Child Protection Cases in the Diocese of Cloyne, National Safeguarding Board for Children, Catholic Church in Ireland, June 30, 2008, released December 19, 2008 * The Ryan Report on Irish Residential Institutions (May 20, 2009) * Thomas P. Doyle, Clergy Sexual Abuse: A Bibliography of Selected Sources Related to Clergy Sexual Abuse (revised August 19, 2009) * Judge Yvonne Murphy, Ms. Ita Mangan, and Mr. Hugh O'Neill, Commission
of Investigation: Report into the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin
(November 26, 2009) * Ursula Raue, Bericht über Fälle sexuellen Missbrauchs an Schulen und anderen Einrichtungen des Jesuitenordens (May 27, 2010) [Report on Cases of Sexual Abuse in Schools and Other Facilities of the Jesuit Order] See also a partial English translation. * Andrea Fischer, Die Verantwortung des Jesuitenordens in bestimmten Fällen von sexuellem Missbrauch durch Mitglieder des Ordens (July 8, 2010) [The Responsibility of the Jesuit Order in Certain Cases of Sexual Abuse by Members of the Order] * Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment (GRACE), Amended Final Report for the Investigatory Review of Child Abuse at New Tribes Fanda Missionary School (August 28, 2010) * Peter Adriaenssens, Commissie voor de Behandeling van Klachten Wegens Seksueel Misbruik in Een Pastorale Relatie (September 10, 2010) [Commission for Dealing with Complaints of Sexual Abuse in a Pastoral Relationship] * Assessment of the Human Rights Issues Arising in Relation to the "Magdalen Laundries", Irish Human Rights Commission (November 2010) * Marion Westpfahl, Central points of the appraisal report: "Sexual and other physical assaults by priests, deacons and other pastoral workers in the field of jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising between 1945 and 2009: Fact-finding – Evaluation – Consequences" (December 2, 2010) [see also the German original of the "central points" document, and German Study Finds Systematic Cover-ups in Catholic Priest Abuse Cases, Deutsche Welle, December 3, 2010] * Report of the Grand Jury, dated January 21, 2011, released February 10, 2011; see also criminal charges [Philadelphia archdiocese] * Maeve O'Rourke, Submission to the United Nations Committee Against Torture, 46th Session, prepared by Justice for Magdalenes (May 2011) * Karen Terry et al., The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States, 1950-2010 (May 18, 2011) with Errata * Concluding Observations of the Committee against Torture: Ireland, Consideration of Reports submitted by States parties under article 19 of the Convention, United Nations Committee against Torture, Forty-sixth session (May 9-June 3, 2011) * Judge Yvonne Murphy, Ms. Ita Mangan, and Mr. Hugh O'Neill, Report into the Diocese of Cloyne, Commission of Investigation, dated December 23, 2010, released July 13, 2011. On December 19, 2011, the government released "Further Portions" of the Cloyne report, comprising Chapter 9, about "Fr Ronat", with the previously suppressed parts restored; Appendix 1, a copy of the Elliott report, annotated to indicate that "Fr B" in the Elliott report is "Fr Ronat" in the Cloyne report; and patches that restore index entries about "Fr Ronat" which had been suppressed in the Cloyne report as originally released. See also the speech of Taoiseach Enda Kenny (July 20, 2011); and the Response of the Holy See (September 3, 2011). * Todd P. Graves, The Report of the Independent Investigation of the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph (August 31, 2011) * Center for Constitutional Rights, Victims’ Communication Pursuant to Article 15 of the Rome Statute Requesting Investigation and Prosecution of High-level Vatican Officials for Rape and Other Forms of Sexual Violence as Crimes Against Humanity and Torture as a Crime Against Humanity (September 13, 2011) See also Victims' Communication with Source URLs for Documents and CCR webpage with links to documents * Carole Holohan, In Plain Sight: Responding to the Ferns, Ryan, Murphy and Cloyne Reports, Commissioned by Amnesty International Ireland (September 26, 2011, corrected copy as of December 7, 2011) Reports of the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church
(NBSCCC), sponsored by the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference, the Conference of Religious of Ireland, and the Irish Missionary Union, released November 30, 2011 * Wim Deetman, Nel Draijer, Pieter Kalbfleisch, Harald Merckelbach, Marit Monteiro, Gerard de Vries, and other contributors, Seksueel Misbruik van Minderjarigen in de Rooms-Katholieke Kerk [The Sexual Abuse of Minors within the Roman Catholic Church], commissioned by the Dutch bishops and religious orders, conducted by Onderzoekscommissie seksueel misbruik van minderjarigen binnen de Rooms Katholieke Kerk [Research Commission on the Sexual Abuse of Minors within the Roman Catholic Church], December 16, 2011 * Kathleen O'Toole, Responding to Child Sexual Abuse, commissioned by the Irish Minister for Justice and Law Reform, Mr Dermot Ahern, from the Garda Síochána Inspectorate (released February 1, 2012) * Commissie-Samson, Omringd door zorg, toch niet veilig: Seksueelmisbruik van door de overheid uit huis geplaatste kinderen, 1945 tot heden, Part 1: Main Report and Chapter 10: Summary in English translation (October 8, 2012) [Surrounded by Care, Not Safe: Sexual Abuse of Children Home-Placed by the Government, 1945 to Present, Report of the Samson Commission] with Part 2: Accountability and Part 3: Investigations and Attachments [27 megabyte file]. For easier download: * Center for Constitutional Rights, Fighting for the Future: Adult Survivors Work to Protect Children and End the Culture of Clergy Sexual Abuse (February 28, 2013)
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