High suicide rate discovered among Australian clerical abuse victims
April 13, 2012
Australian police report that as many as 40 people who were sexually abused by Catholic priests have committed suicide.
The report from police in Victoria found a remarkably high rate of suicide among clerical abuse victims, as well as other premature deaths. The police report charges that Church officials have "chosen to remain silent" about the tragedies.
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