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Reports of Attorneys General, Grand Juries, Individuals, Commissions, and Organizations

Reports of Grand Juries and Attorneys General

  1) New York NY - Westchester County Grand Jury Report, June 19, 2002
  2) Rockville Centre NY - Suffolk County Grand Jury Report, February 10, 2003
  3) Manchester NH - Attorney General’s Report with investigative archive, March 3, 2003
  4) Boston MA - Reilly Report and Executive Summary, July 23, 2003
  5) Philadelphia PA - Report of the Grand Jury, September 25, 2003 (unsealed September 15, 2005; made public March 29, 2011)
  6) Portland ME - Attorney General’s Report, February 24, 2004. See also the AG's investigative materials released May 27, 2005 and July 8, 2005.
  7) Philadelphia PA - Grand Jury Report, September 15, 2005
  8) Philadelphia PA - Report of the Grand Jury, dated January 21, 2011, released February 10, 2011; see also criminal charges
  9) Altoona-Johnstown PA - Report of the Grand Jury, March 1, 2016 (with bookmarks). See also a press release and timeline.
10) Altoona-Johnstown PA - Presentment in the Baker case, March 15, 2016, paginated and made searchable, with the Schinelli, D'Aversa, and Criscitelli criminal complaints, a timeline, and the AG's press release; see also the original presentment, not searchable and without pagination, and the Schinelli, D'Aversa, and Criscitelli criminal complaints as originally posted with the same presentment attached to each.
11) Pennsylvania - 40th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury, Report 1, Interim - Redacted (August 14, 2018);
- Responses to 40th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury, Report 1, Interim - Redacted (August 14, 2018)
- 40th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury: Final Redacted Report and Responses (December 16, 2019)
12) Missouri - Catholic Church Clergy Abuse Investigation Report, Office of Attorney General Eric Schmitt (September 13, 2019)
13) Colorado - Roman Catholic Clergy Sexual Abuse of Children in Colorado from 1950 to 2019, Special Master’s Report by Bob Troyer, Commissioned by Attorney General Phil Weiser (dated October 22, 2019; published October 23, 2019); Special Master’s Supplemental Report, December 1, 2020
14) Florida - Office of Statewide Prosecution's Report on Sexual Abuse In the Catholic Church In Florida, November 6, 2020
15) Buffalo NY - Complaint, The People of the State of New York, by Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, v. Diocese of Buffalo, Richard J. Malone, Edward M. Grosz, and Edward B. Scharfenberger, November 23, 2020; see also the Stipulation of Settlement, October 25, 2022
16) Burlington - St. Joseph's Orphanage - St. Joseph’s Orphanage Task Force Investigation, Vermont Attorney General’s Office, Office of Mayor Miro Weinberger, Chittenden County State’s Attorney’s Office, Vermont State Police, Burlington Police Department, December 14, 2020; same investigative report with the 12 document appendices (48 megabyte PDF)
17) Nebraska - Report on Clergy Sexual Abuse, Office of the Nebraska Attorney General, November 4, 2021
18) Marquette MI - Diocese of Marquette: A Complete Accounting, Dana Nessel, Attorney General, State of Michigan, October 27, 2022
19) Georgia - Report of Child Sexual Abuse in the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Diocese of Savannah, Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, dated March 20, 2023, released March 24, 2023
20) Baltimore - Attorney General's Report on Child Sexual Abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, April 5, 2023
21) Illinois - Report on Catholic Clergy Child Sex Abuse, Illinois Attorney General, May 23, 2023
22) Gaylord MI - Diocese of Gaylord: A Complete Accounting, Dana Nessel, Attorney General, State of Michigan, January 8, 2024

In addition to these reports, the Illinois Attorney General released Preliminary Findings of the Investigation into Catholic Clergy Sexual Abuse of Minors in Illinois, December 19, 2018. The Michigan Attorney General will be releasing reports on the other Michigan dioceses, following up on her Marquette and Gaylord reports (see above). The New Jersey Attorney General is preparing a report. The New Mexico Attorney General has confirmed that his office is still working on a report.

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



USCCB Reports on the Implementation of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People

* 2003 (released December 2003) [includes Executive Summaries of diocesan audits; does not include data about allegations]
* 2004 (released February 2005) [see also Executive Summaries of diocesan audits]
* 2005 (released March 2006)
* 2006 (released March 2007)
* 2007 (released March 2008)
* 2008 (released March 2009)
* 2009 (released March 2010)
* 2010 (dated March 2011, but released April 2011)
* 2011 (released April 2012)

Note: These reports on implementation summarize data about allegations received in 2004-2010. In this respect, they supplement the John Jay report and supplementary data analysis, which summarized and analyzed data received 1950-2002. The USCCB has not released data on allegations received in 2003.



Main List: Reports of Individuals, Commissions, and Organizations

1970

* Justice Eileen Kennedy et al., Reformatory and Industrial Schools Systems Report, commissioned by the government of the Republic of Ireland, 1970

1971

* Conrad Baars, The Role of the Church in the Causation, Treatment and Prevention of the Crisis in the Priesthood (1971)

1985

* Mouton, Doyle, and Peterson, The Problem of Sexual Molestation by Roman Catholic Clergy (1985)

* Peterson et al., Guidelines (1985)

1990

* 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

1991

* 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]

1992

* Dempsey et al., The Bernardin Report (1992)

* Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, From Pain to Hope (1992)

1993

* Stearns et al., St. Anthony's Seminary Report (1993)

1994

* 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).

1995

* 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).

1996

* 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

1998

* 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)

2000

* Barry M. Coldrey, Religious Life Without Integrity: The Sexual Abuse Crisis in the Catholic Church (2000)

2001

* Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, Nolan Report (2001)

* Boston MA - Archdiocesan Delegate's Annual Reports on sexual abuse, not public until Massachusetts Attorney General Reilly discovered them during his investigation - 1994-95, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1999-2000, 2001.

2002

* 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)

2003

* Helen Alvare et al., Report of the Commission on the Protection of Children and Clerical Conduct, Commissioned by Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, Archbishop of Philadelphia (January 15, 2003)

* 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)

2004

* Peter Isely and Jim Smith, The Sexual Abuse of Children in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee (February 10, 2004)

* Charol Shakeshaft, Educator Sexual Misconduct: A Synthesis of Existing Literature, prepared for the U.S. Department of Education, Office of the Under Secretary, Policy and Program Studies Service (Washington DC: 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 (February 2004)

* Judge Terrence A. Carroll, Mike McKay et al., Seattle Archdiocesan Case Review Board Report (June 2004; released 2009 or 2010)

2005

* Emily M. Douglas and David Finkelhor, Childhood Sexual Abuse Fact Sheet, Crimes Against Children Research Center (May 2005)

* Grand Jury Report, September 15, 2005 [Philadelphia archdiocese]

* Response of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to the Report of the Investigating Grand Jury, by Stradley Ronon Stevens and Young (9/21/05)

* Examination of the Philadelphia Archdiocese's Response to the Grand Jury Report, by the Philadelphia District Attorney (9/21/05)

* Ferns Report on the Irish Diocese of Ferns (October 2005)

2006

* 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)

* Defenbaugh & Associates, [Due Diligence Review Regarding Sexual Abuse of Children Allegations], commissioned by the Archdiocese of Chicago (released March 20, 2006)

* Terry D. Childers, Report on the Archdiocese of Chicago Accused Priest Abuser Monitoring System, commissioned by the Archdiocese of Chicago (March 7, 2006)

2007

* Kevin McCoy, Report of Dr Kevin McCoy on Western Health Board Inquiry into Brothers of Charity Services in Galway, November 2007

2008

* 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

2009

* Vorläufiger Zwischenbericht zu den Vorfällen an Schulen und Internaten des Jesuitenordens [Preliminary interim report on the incidents at Jesuit schools and boarding schools], by Ursula Raue, February 18, 2009

* The Ryan Report on Irish Residential Institutions (May 20, 2009). See also Industrial Memories, which has implemented a searchable version of the Ryan report, including an index of names and pseudonyms.

* Patrick Parkinson, Kim Oates, and Amanda Jayakody, Study of Reported Child Sexual Abuse in the Anglican Church, report for the Professional Standards Commission, General Synod the Anglican Church of Australia (May 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)

* HSE Audit of Catholic Church Dioceses, by the Health Services Executive, requested by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Republic of Ireland (January 7, 2009)

2010

* Andrea Smith, Indigenous Peoples and Boarding Schools: A Comparative Study, prepared for the Secretariat of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (released February 1, 2010)

* 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]

* Gregory D. Kutz, Selected Cases of Public and Private Schools That Hired or Retained Individuals with Histories of Sexual Misconduct, GAO-11-200, Report to the Chairman, Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, prepared by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (Washington DC: December 2010)

2011

* Report of the Grand Jury, dated January 21, 2011, released February 10, 2011; see also criminal charges [Philadelphia archdiocese]

* Schwere Grenzverletzungen zum Nachteil von Kindern und Jugendlichen im Aloisiuskolleg Bonn - Bad Godesberg, Abschlussbericht zur Untersuchung im Auftrag der Deutschen Provinz der Jesuiten [Serious border violations to the detriment of children and young people in the Aloisiuskolleg Bonn - Bad Godesberg], Final report of the investigation commissioned by the German Province of the Jesuits, February 15, 2011

* Bericht über Grenzverletzungen gegenüber Kindern und Jugendlichen im Jesuiten-Kolleg St. Blasien [Report on border violations against children and young people in the Jesuit College of St. Blasien], by Ursula Raue, February 15, 2011

* 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

* Marcel-Eugène LeBeuf, The Role of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police During the Indian Residential School System, report commissioned by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (released October 29, 2011)

* Report by Lord Carlile of Berriew Q.C. into Matters Relating to Ealing Abbey and St Benedict’s School, Ealing, November 9, 2011

* 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
    • See also the 2008 Elliott report on the Cloyne diocese, the linked map of Irish dioceses on the website of the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference, and the second tranche of reports below
    • Summary Report
    • Ardagh and Clonmacnois diocese
    • Derry diocese
    • Dromore diocese
    • Kilmore diocese
    • Raphoe diocese
    • Tuam archdiocese

Note: See the subsequent tranches of reports and other NBSCCC publications here.

* 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

2012

* 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)

* Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada: Interim Report (February 24, 2012) [and version as modified on July 11, 2013]; the TRC was established by the Mandate for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of the 2006 Indian Residential Schools Settlement

* Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada: They Came for the Children: Historical Document (February 24, 2012) [and version as modified on 7/10/13]

* National Review Board, A Ten Year Progress Report (June 13, 2012)

* Louis Freeh, Report of the Special Investigative Counsel Regarding the Actions of The Pennsylvania State University Related to the Child Sexual Abuse Committed by Gerald A. Sandusky, commissioned by the Special Investigations Task Force of the Board of Trustees of The Pennsylvania State University (July 12, 2012); see also Remarks of Louis Freeh in Conjunction with Announcement of Publication of Report Regarding The Pennsylvania State University (July 12, 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:
    • Part 3 - Section A: Chapter 1 (PDF pages 1-691)
    • Part 3 - Section B: Chapters 2 and 3 (PDF pages 692-996)
    • Part 3 - Section C: Chapters 4, 5, and 6 (PDF pages 997-1583)
    • Part 3 - Section D: Chapters 7 through 21 and Literature Review (PDF pages 1584-2163)

Second Tranche of 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 September 5, 2012; see also the first tranche of reports above
    • Overview of the Second Tranche
    • Statistical Overview of the First and Second Tranches
    • Clonfert
    • Cork and Ross (see also the original Cork and Ross report with different text on p. 23, and press release correcting that text)
    • Kildare and Leighlin
    • Limerick
    • Male Dominicans
    • Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans)
    • Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSC)

Note: See the subsequent tranches of reports and other NBSCCC publications here.

* Children and Family Services, Health Service Executive, Audit of Safeguarding Arrangements in the Catholic Church in Ireland, Volume 1: Dioceses Report (dated July 2012; released October 11, 2012) See also Volume 2 below.

2013

* 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)

Third Tranche of 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 April 24, 2013; see also the first and second tranche of reports.
    • Clogher
    • Elphin
    • Ferns
    • Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora
    • Killala
    • Society of African Missions (SMA)
    • Waterford and Lismore

Note: See the subsequent tranches of reports and other NBSCCC publications here.

* Michael Burnett, Fr. Thomas Doyle, Dr. James Freiburger, Report of the Audit and Review of the Files of the Capuchin Province of St. Joseph (June 18, 2013); a revised version of the report was created on 6/28/13, along with a revised version of the executive summary); another revision was created and posted on 9/18/13. As of 1/4/18, the Capuchins no longer provide a link to the report on their website; it is available on request; however, a web search shows that the 9/18/13 version of the report is still accessible on the Capuchin website.

* Behindertenhilfe und Heimerziehung. Das St. Vincenzstift Aulhausen und das Jugendheim Marienhausen (1945-1970), [Disabled assistance and home education. The St. Vincenz Foundation in Aulhausen and the Marienhausen Youth Home (1945-1970)], Vorstellung der Ergebnisse der Studie von Dr. Bernhard Frings, Presentation of the results of the study by Dr. Bernhard Fring, September 15, 2013

* Fergal Sweeney, Commissions of Investigation and Procedural Fairness: A Review from a Legal Perspective of the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 and of the Report into the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin, commissioned by the Association of Catholic Priests (October 29, 2013); see also Archbishop Diarmuid Martin's Statement.

* Georgie Crozier et al., Betrayal of Trust: Inquiry into the Handling of Child Abuse by Religious and Other Non-Government Organisations, Volume 1 and Volume 2, Prepared by the Family and Community Development Committee, Parliament of Victoria, Australia (November 13, 2013); see also the Submissions to the Inquiry, Transcripts of the Hearings, and the Victorian Government Response (May 8, 2014)

* Peter Adriaenssens et al., Ondubbelzinnig Kiezen voor Erkenning: Historisch Geweld en Misbruik In Jeugd – En Onderwijsinstellingen in Vlaanderen. Analyse, Duiding en Beleidsaanbevelingen. Eindrapport Experten-Panel. (December 9, 2013) [Unequivocally Choose for Approval: Historical Violence and Abuse in Youth and Educational Institutions in Flanders. Analysis, Interpretation and Policy Recommendations. Experts Panel Final Report. Commissioned by the Flemish Ministry for Welfare, Health and Family]

2014

* Child Rights International Network (CRIN), Child Sexual Abuse and the Holy See: The Need for Justice, Accountability and Reform (January 15, 2014)

* United Nations, Committee on the Rights of the Child, Concluding Observations on the Second Periodic Report of the Holy See (2/5/14); see also Holy See, Second Report (10/22/12); CRC, List of Issues (7/9/13); and Holy See, Replies to List of Issues (12/2/13)

* Datenerfassung Hotline, St. Vincenzstift Aulhausen und Jugendhilfe Marienhausen [Data collection hotline: St. Vincenz Foundation in Aulhausen and Marienhausen Youth Home], March 27, 2014

* Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), Shadow Report, prepared for 52nd Session of the UN Committee Against Torture in Connection with Its Review of the Holy See, Submitted by the Center for Constitutional Rights on behalf of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (April 2014)

* Safe Environment and Ministerial Standards Task Force, Report and Recommendations to Protect Children from Clergy Sexual Abuse, Submitted to the Episcopal Vicar for Ministerial Standards of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (3/31/14, released 4/14/14)

* Margaret Cunneen, Report of the Special Commission of Inquiry into Matters Relating to the Police Investigation of Certain Child Sexual Abuse Allegations in the Catholic Diocese of Maitland–Newcastle, Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3. (May 30, 2014) See also the Terms of Reference (11/21/12), with Amendments (1/25/13, 8/28/13, and 2/12/14)

* Jennifer Haselberger, Affidavit, Submitted in Doe 1 v. Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Diocese of Winona, and Thomas Adamson (July 14, 2014)

* Report of the Inter-Departmental Group on Mother and Baby Homes, Department of Children and Youth Affairs, Dublin, Ireland (July 16, 2014)

2015

* Judith Courtin, Sexual Assault and the Catholic Church: Are Victims Finding Justice?  Doctor of Philosophy Thesis, Monash University, Faculty of Law (2015)

* Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada: Findings
       * Calls to Action (May 29, 2015)
       * The Survivors Speak (May 31, 2015)
       * Principles (May 31, 2015) [and version as modified on June 17, 2015]
       * Summary: Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future (May 31, 2015
                                 [and supplemented version as modified on October 20, 2015])

* John J. Choi, Ramsey County Attorney, Gross Misdemeanor Criminal Complaint, State of Minnesota, County of Ramsey v. The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis (June 5, 2015)

* John J. Choi, Ramsey County Attorney, Civil Petition – Petition in Support of Order to Show Cause, with 1) Motion for Order to Show Cause and 2) Order to Show Cause, in the matter of Victim-1, Victim-2, and Victim-3; Respondent: The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis (June 5, 2015)

* Settlement Agreement between The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and John J. Choi, Ramsey County Attorney (December 18, 2015)

2016

* Report of the Grand Jury on the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown PA (with bookmarks). See also the statement and timeline. (March 1, 2016)

* Martin F. Murphy, Sexual Abuse at St. George’s School and the School’s Response: 1970 to 2015, Report of Independent Investigator Martin F. Murphy of Foley Hoag LLP (September 1, 2016)

2017

* Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church: An Interpretive Review of the Literature and Public Inquiry Reports, by Desmond Cahill and Peter Wilkinson, Centre for Global Research, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University, Melbourne, August 2017, Released on September 12, 2017

* Kathleen McChesney, Monica Applewhite, and Ian Elliott, Report on Abuses and Response in the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (February 10, 2017); see also the Spanish version, Informes sobre Abusos y Respuesta en el Sodalicio de Vida Cristiana

* Sexueller Missbrauch, physische und psychische Gewalt am Collegium Josephinum, Bad Münstereifel: Eine wissenschaftliche Aufarbeitung mit und für Betroffene, Endbericht, Köln im Juli 2017, by Dr. Claudia Bundschuh [Sexual abuse, physical and psychological violence at the Collegium Josephinum, Bad Münstereifel: A scientific review with and for those affected, final report]. See also Bundschuh's presentation.

* Criminal Justice Report, Final Report, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (August 14, 2017)
- Executive Summary and Parts I and II
- Parts III to VI
- Parts VII to X and Appendices
- Factsheet: Failure to report offense

* Technical Report on the Tuam Site, Stage 2: Options and Appropriate Courses of Action Available to Government at the Site of the Former Mother and Baby Home, Tuam, Co. Galway, delivered to Minister Katherine Zappone, Department of Children and Youth Affairs, by the Expert Technical Group led by Niamh McCullagh, released December 12, 2017. See also Appendix 1: Technical Options for Tuam Site; the announcement of the report; and FAQs. On March 3, 2017, the DCYA had released an Information Sheet confirming "the presence of human remains on the site of the former Tuam Mother and Baby Home." On March 13, 2017, the Irish Times and other media published a list of the 796 children who died at the home between 1925 and and 1960, compiled and provided by Catherine Corless. See her original investigation report, The Home, published in the Journal of the Old Tuam Society, Vol. 9 (2012).

* Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Final Report (December 15, 2017)

2018

* Cora Kelly, Tom O’Donnell, and Mike Corcoran, Audit of Religious Orders, Congregations and Missionary Societies Safeguarding Arrangements and Management of Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse: Volume 2, Part 1 and Part 2; written on behalf of Tusla - Child and Family Agency (dated April 2017; released February 20, 2018) See the announcement of this report release. See also Volume 1 above.

* 40th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury, Report 1, Interim - Redacted (August 14, 2018). See the Grand Jury's Objections to redactions and partial release of the report. See also the Responses of unindicted persons mentioned in the report. The AG's website provided links to the report and the responses on a dedicated page for download as separate files, along with the slides shown at Attorney General Shapiro's news conference and a video of selections from interviews of survivors Robert Corby, Shawn Dougherty, and Carolyn Fortney. A press release summarized the report and linked to the dedicated page. On the website of the Pennsylvania courts, the report and the responses were available on a Selected Postings page for download as a single very large PDF, in which the report and the responses were paginated separately. The pagination of the two AG files and the single court file were identical.

* Harald Dreßing et al., MHG Study, Mannheim, Heidelberg, Gießen Forschungsprojekt: Sexueller Missbrauch an Minderjährigen durch katholische Priester, Diakone und männliche Ordensangehörige im Bereich der Deutschen Bischofskonferenz [Research project: Sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests, deacons, and male religious in the territory of the German Bishops' Conference], September 25, 2018; English translation of summary

* Preliminary Findings of the Investigation into Catholic Clergy Sexual Abuse of Minors in Illinois, Office of the Attorney General, State of Illinois, December 19, 2018; the AG's press release; responses of the Chicago archdiocese and the Belleville, Joliet, Peoria, and Springfield dioceses.

2019

* Attorney General Eric Schmitt, Catholic Church Clergy Abuse Investigation Report, Office of the Attorney General, State of Missouri (September 13, 2019)

* Bob Troyer, Roman Catholic Clergy Sexual Abuse of Children in Colorado from 1950 to 2019, Special Master’s Report, Commissioned by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser (dated October 22, 2019; published October 23, 2019)

* 40th Pennsylvania Statewide Investigating Grand Jury: Final Redacted Report and Responses (December 16, 2019).

2020

* Danielle Hagaman-Clark, Clergy Abuse Investigation, Second Year Update, Michigan Department of Attorney General, October 5, 2020

* Office of Statewide Prosecution's Report on Sexual Abuse In the Catholic Church In Florida, November 6, 2020

* Report on the Holy See’s Institutional Knowledge and Decision-Making Related to Former Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick (1930 to 2017), prepared by the Secretariat of State of the Holy See, Vatican City State, November 10, 2020

* Complaint, The People of the State of New York, by Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, v. Diocese of Buffalo, Richard J. Malone, Edward M. Grosz, and Edward B. Scharfenberger, November 23, 2020

* Roman Catholic Clergy Sexual Abuse of Children in Colorado from 1950 to 2020, Special Master’s Supplemental Report, December 1, 2020

* Final Report of the Independent Oversight Committee of the Colorado Independent Reconciliation and Reparations Program, December 1, 2020

* St. Joseph’s Orphanage Task Force Investigation, Vermont Attorney General’s Office, Office of Mayor Miro Weinberger, Chittenden County State’s Attorney’s Office, Vermont State Police, Burlington Police Department, December 14, 2020; same investigative report with the 12 document appendices (48 megabyte PDF)

2021

* Jean-Marc Sauvé et al., Sexual Violence in the Catholic Church: France 1950-2020, Final Report, with Summary, French Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church [Commission indépendante sur les abus sexuels dans l'Eglise] (CIASE), October 5, 2021; English translation of Les violences sexuelles dans l’Église catholique, France 1950-2020, with Résumé du rapport; selected appendices in French: Testimony of Survivors, Glossary, Bibliography

* Office of the Nebraska Attorney General, Report on Clergy Sexual Abuse, November 4, 2021

2022

* Marion Westpfahl et al., Sexueller Missbrauch Minderjähriger und erwachsener Schutzbefohlener durch Kleriker sowie hauptamtliche Bedienstete im Bereich der Erzdiözese München und Freising von 1945 bis 2019 – Verantwortlichkeiten, systemische Ursachen, Konsequenzen und Empfehlungen [Sexual abuse of minors and adult wards by clerics and full-time employees in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising from 1945 to 2019 – Responsibilities, systemic causes, consequences and recommendations], Westpfahl Spilker Wastl Attorneys, January 20, 2022

* Bureau of Indian Affairs, Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report, May 11, 2022; Appendices A and B (boarding school list and school summary profiles), Appendix C (boarding school maps), and Appendix D (summary of tribal consultations with Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Villages, Alaska Native Corporations, and the Native Hawaiian Community); see also Secretary Deb Haaland's June 22, 2021 memo launching the initiative; the December 7, 2021 Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of the Interior and the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition; and Haaland's May 11, 2022 letter releasing this report

* Report of the Independent Commission, The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee’s Response to Sexual Abuse Allegations and an Audit of the Procedures and Actions of the Credentials Committee, May 15, 2022

* Bernhard Frings, Thomas Großbölting, Klaus Große Kracht, Natalie Powroznik, and David Rüschenschmidt, Macht und sexueller Missbrauch in der katholischen Kirche: Betroffene, Beschuldigte und Vertuscher im Bistum Münster seit 1945, June 13, 2022 [Power and sexual abuse in the Catholic Church: Those affected, accused, and cover-ups in the Diocese of Münster since 1945]

* The Report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) [England and Wales], October 20, 2022; Executive Summary and brief summary with recommendations

* Diocese of Marquette: A Complete Accounting, Dana Nessel, Attorney General, State of Michigan, October 27, 2022

2023

* Bernard Granger et al., Control and Abuse Investigation on Thomas Philippe, Jean Vanier and L’Arche (1950-2019), January 30, 2023, Study Commission mandated by L’Arche Internationale

* Independent Commission for the Study of Child Sexual Abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church [Comissão Independente para o Estudo dos Abusos Sexuais de Crianças na Igreja Católica Portuguesa], Final Report (in Portuguese), version created 2/12/23, version created 2/14/23; Executive Summary (in English), February 13, 2023; letter of intent (in Portuguese) by Pedro Strecht, December 2, 2021

* Arbeitsgruppe: „Machtstrukturen und Aktenanalyse“ der GE-Kommission zur Aufarbeitung sexuellen Missbrauchs in der Erzdiözese Freiburg Abschlussbericht, 11. April 2023, Eugen Endress und Edgar Villwock [Working group: “Power structures and file analysis”, the GE Commission to deal with sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Freiburg, Final report, April 11, 2023, Eugene Endress and Edgar Villwock]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

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