AUSTRALIA
Townsville Bulletin
CHRIS McMAHON, Townsville Bulletin
MORE than 5 per cent of Catholic priests in the Townsville Diocese between 1950 and 2010 have been accused of sexual abuse against children.
A report, released as part of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, reveals the alleged abuse suffered by children at the hands of church members across the region.
The report classed 5.7 per cent of priests who served in the Townsville Diocese during the 60-year period as alleged perpetrators of sexual abuse at some point in their career.
No specific number of alleged perpetrators was provided in the report, which analysed data compiled from a survey of 75 Catholic Church authorities.
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