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Catholic clergy sexually abused nearly 1,000 Massachusetts children over decades, report finds

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No new indictments from eight-year investigation as state attorney general says church knew about abuse

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By: Alba Asenjo Domínguez
Published: Sep 30, 2026, 7:53 PM UTC
Updated: Sep 30, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC

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A new report from the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office found that 275 Catholic priests sexually abused at least 944 children across three dioceses in Massachusetts.

FOX 5 DCCatholic priests abused nearly 1,000 children at 3 dioceses in Massachusetts: report

The cases show disturbing examples by church authorities of avoiding accountability for the criminal problem within their ranks and exposing children to further danger.

The Boston GlobeHow institutional secrecy and denial hid decades of clergy sexual abuse of nearly 1,000 children in 3 Mass. dioceses

Attorney General Andrea Campbell called the report “the first, full public accounting of the abuse, misconduct and institutional failures at the dioceses that allowed the abuse to happen.”

New England News CollaborativeMassachusetts releases first-ever clergy sex abuse investigation for Worcester, Fall River and Springfield

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Massachusetts

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Massachusetts, officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode Island to its south, New Hampshire and Vermont to its north, and New York to its west. Massachusetts is the seventh-smallest state by land area. With an estimated population of over 7.1 million, it is the most populous state in New England, the 16th-most-populous in the United States, and the third-most densely populated U.S. state after New Jersey and Rhode Island.

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Catholic priests abused nearly 1,000 children at 3 dioceses in Massachusetts: reportFOX 5 DC3 days ago
SNAP Calls for Release of All Accused Clergy Names in MassachusettsSurvivors Network of those Abused by Priests2 days ago
How institutional secrecy and denial hid decades of clergy sexual abuse of nearly 1,000 children in 3 Mass. diocesesThe Boston Globe3 days ago
Massachusetts releases first-ever clergy sex abuse investigation for Worcester, Fall River and SpringfieldNew England News Collaborative3 days ago
Report details findings of investigation of child sexual abuse in 3 Catholic Dioceses in MassachusettsWCVB3 days ago
More than 270 priests in Massachusetts abused children over decades, AG’s probe findsmasslawyersweekly.com3 days ago
Massachusetts Investigation Shows 270 Clergy Abused Nearly 1,000 ChildrenLa Voce di New York3 days ago
Nearly 1,000 children were abused at three Massachusetts dioceses, state probe findspremierchristian.news3 days ago
Hundreds of Catholic clerics abused children in Massachusetts, AG's report saysBerkshire eagle36 hr. ago
Massachusetts horror: Around 1,000 children abused by 270 Catholic priests over decadesProtoThema EnglishGreece2 days ago
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Around 1,000 children were abused by 270 Catholic priestsPolitiko.alAlbania3 days ago

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