Despite denials, Dutch Catholic Church knew of child abuse as early as 1954
Posted: Fri, 2nd Dec 2011
A Dutch investigative TV programme has uncovered documents in church archives that show that the Catholic Church was aware of child abuse at orphanages and other institutions throughout theNetherlandsas early as 1954. Senior church officials have consistently denied that they knew of the abuses.
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