New figures show an increasing number of sexual abuse complaints are being made to the Catholic Church in New Zealand. In the four years to the end of last year, 58 complaints were laid, with 25 lodged in 2014 alone.
The church only began keeping a centralised record of complaints in 2010. Of those made since then, 26 have been proven and 24 are still under investigation. The man in charge of handling the complaints for the church, Bill Kilgallon, said the alleged perpetrators included 21 priests, monks, nuns or teachers.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/279679/catholic-church-abuse-complaints-on-the-rise
The church only began keeping a centralised record of complaints in 2010. Of those made since then, 26 have been proven and 24 are still under investigation. The man in charge of handling the complaints for the church, Bill Kilgallon, said the alleged perpetrators included 21 priests, monks, nuns or teachers.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/279679/catholic-church-abuse-complaints-on-the-rise