SCOTLAND
Herald Scotland
Monday 25 November 2013
More than half of all complaints of abuse received by the Catholic Church in Scotland over a six-year period were sex-related, according to a report.
The church has published the results of its Diocesan Safeguarding Audits from 2006/12, giving a breakdown of incidents reported during that time.
A total of 46 allegations were reported, of which 55% related to sexual abuse, 19% to physical abuse, 11% were allegations of verbal abuse and 15% were in connection with emotional abuse.
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