Calls Flood into Clergy Sex Abuse Hotline in Wake of Scathing Report

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
August 15, 2018

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In the 24 hours since the release of a state grand jury report detailing widespread sexual abuse of children in six Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania, more than 150 people have called or emailed a hotline set up for survivors, Attorney General Josh Shapiro said in a tweet Wednesday.

“Lots of survivors ... are now surfacing to tell their stories and seek justice,” Mr. Shapiro said in the tweet.

The grand jury already identified more than 1,000 child victims from more than 300 abusive priests across 54 of the state's 67 counties.

The Clergy Abuse Hotline was set up for those seeking to report information or leads regarding child sexual abuse in Pennsylvania Catholic dioceses to the attorney general’s office at 888-538-8541.