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EXTENT OF CHILD SEX ABUSE IN MELBOURNE ARCHDIOCESE REVEALED
HOW MANY WERE ABUSED?
* 454 made claims since 1980
* Against priests, religious, employees and volunteers
* Most abuse happened 1950-1989
* A third happened in 1970s
* Nearly all offenders men (eight per cent women)
HOW MUCH HAS CATHOLIC CHURCH PAID OUT?
* $12.8m in compensation for 316 claims
* $16.8m in total including treatment, legal and other costs
* Average $52,000 per claimant
WHAT ABOUT ABUSE BY PRIESTS ONLY?
* 335 people abused by priests
* Seven priests had more than 10 complaints each
* Most abuse happened at parishes and schools
* Highest number of complaints (56) against Oakleigh parish priest Kevin O’Donnell
WHAT HAS CHURCH PAID FOR PRIESTS’ ABUSE?
* 14 civil claims; compensation paid in half
* $1.9m total for civil claims – average almost $270,000
* $12.9m total for 277 complaints through church’s Melbourne Response claims handling process – average $46,000
SOURCE: Child abuse royal commission data on claims and substantiated complaints received by Archdiocese of Melbourne between January 1980-February 28, 2015.
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