French Church abuse: 216,000 children were victims of clergy - inquiry
French Church abuse: 216,000 children were victims of clergy - inquiry Some 216,000 children - mostly boys - have been sexually abused by clergy in the French Catholic Church since 1950, a damning new inquiry has found. The head of the inquiry said there were at least 2,900-3,200 abusers, and accused the Church of showing a "cruel indifference towards the victims".abusecatholic churchreligionlink