Claims Against Priests Topped 1,000 Last Year

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Roman Catholic leaders said Friday that 1,092 new accusations of sexual abuse were made during 2004 against at least 756 priests nationwide.

"The crisis of sexual abuse against minors within the Catholic Church is not over,' said Kathleen McChesney, head of the bishops' Office of Youth Protection. "What is over is the denial that this problem exists.'

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Claims Against Priests Topped 1,000 Last Year

The million-member Diocese of San Bernardino, which includes San Bernardino and Riverside counties, received six complaints against two priests, including defrocked priest Jesus Arma...

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