GENEVA (AP) — A year-long in-depth study of sexual abuse by priests and other members of the Roman Catholic Church in Switzerland, released Tuesday, found more than 1,000 cases since the mid-20th century .
The report, commissioned by the Swiss Bishops’ Conference and led by two historians from the University of Zurich, offers a rare and in-depth look at the sexual abuse and harassment that has rocked the Catholic Church across the world in recent decades, upending the lives of many victims and their families and tarnishing the image of the institution. .
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