BALTIMORE — More than 600 people were sexually abused over the past 80 years at the hands of Catholic priests assigned to the Archdiocese of Baltimore, and the church actively helped to cover up many of the abuses, a report from the Maryland Attorney General’s Office found.
While the report found more than 600 victims, there are “almost certainly” hundreds more, according to a motion filed Thursday in Baltimore Circuit Court by attorneys in the office of Attorney General Brian Frosh.
Both boys and girls were abused, with ages ranging from preschoolers to young adults, according to the motion, which described a report by the attorney general’s office that’s the result of a four-year investigation.
