Sexual abuse of 600 children in the American Catholic Church:

 A shocking report has come to light in the Maryland State of America. Here 156 Catholic priests along with some others have sexually abused more than 600 children in 80 years i.e. from 1940 till now. Maryland's Attorney General Anthony Brown released the 463-page report on Wednesday.

This report has been prepared after four years of investigation. It contains full details of the abuse of priests and cover-up by the church management. The involvement of members of the Archdiocese of Baltimore in this crime has come to the fore. It is the first Catholic Diocese of America. The new report is the latest in a decades-long revelation of sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church.

Maryland's Attorney General Anthony Brown told a press conference about the report.

Children were threatened with family hell
This report on sexual abuse said that most of the crimes were targeted at children who were forced and did many small things in the church. During the exploitation, these children were told that it is God's will. At the same time, he was also threatened that if he told anyone about this, then his family members would go to hell.

After the report came out, many people came in front of the media with posters against the crime.

A case of exploitation can be registered anytime in Maryland,
recently the Maryland Senate has passed a bill. Under this, the statute of limitations for filing cases against sexual harassment has been repealed. According to the new law, no matter how old the case is, the victim can file a case in relation to it. The state's Catholic Conference opposed the bill, calling it wrong and unconstitutional.

Most of the accused have died.
This Maryland report does not name any of the accused who are currently serving in the clergy. Most of the accused have already died. Judge Taylor of Baltimore, who approved the release of the report, said – We can bring justice to the victims only by disclosing and counting all the cases after the death of the accused.

The picture is of Kurt Ruprecht who was sexually abused as a child. On Thursday, he talked to the media about this. The report of the Attorney General is visible in his hand.

456 page report prepared in 4 years
Two Attorney Generals were involved in making the 456 page report. It has been created by collecting the summonses issued by the jury from time to time. In addition, it has used thousands of documents such as personnel records, medical and psychological health documents, official church policies. Attorney General Brown has also set up a hotline for reporting sexual assault in his office. According to him, so far more than 300 people have contacted through this.

10 accused may still be alive
The report includes 33 priests whose names have not previously appeared in any case. It also names 146 accused linked to the church, most of whom are men who have served as priests. Apart from this, there are 10 people whose names have not been revealed yet. According to the report, these people may still be alive and it is possible that they have not been identified yet. At the same time, it also mentions some people of the church management who helped the accused in hiding the crime.

The scandal first surfaced in 2002 The
sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church has been unfolding for more than 20 years. It was first revealed by The Boston Globe Media Company in 2002. He published a report on the abuse of minors in the church, after which a criminal case was launched against 5 priests. The report had inspired several victims to come forward and within no time 249 cases of sexual abuse were registered.