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Fact check: What the Baltimore Catholic archdiocese is saying about the Maryland attorney general’s report

BALTIMORE -- Archdiocese of Baltimore officials, particularly Archbishop William Lori, have responded in recent weeks to a report by the Maryland Attorney General’s Office on child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church with interviews, an FAQ and messages to parishioners across Central and Western Maryland.

Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023

Catholic church paid Maryland lobbyists more than $200K to help limit, prevent abuse lawsuits

BALTIMORE — For years, the three Roman Catholic dioceses operating parishes in Maryland have successfully lobbied lawmakers to keep sexual abuse survivors from filing lawsuits against the church, a review of lobbying records shows.

Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022

Lawyer for anonymous Catholic group previously pushed for investigation into Baltimore archdiocese

A lawyer the Catholic Church is paying to represent a group of people named in the Maryland attorney general’s report into clergy sexual abuse previously urged government investigators to look into the church’s past.

Tribune News Service · Dec 7, 2022

Maryland probe finds 158 abusive priests, over 600 victims

An investigation by Maryland’s attorney general has identified 158 Roman Catholic priests in the Archdiocese of Baltimore accused of sexually and physically abusing more than 600 victims over the past 80 years

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022

Maryland AG investigation finds more than 600 victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests

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.

Tribune News Service · Nov 17, 2022