Bishops Issue Tally On Sex-Abuse Cases ; 12 in Two-Year Period 'Credible'

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The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said yesterday there were 12 credible accusations of sexual abuse committed in the past 22 months in the nation's 195 Catholic dioceses, six of which were committed by priests from other countries.

One in every five priests serving in the United States is from another country, said the report, which included statistics from the Georgetown University-based Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA).

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Bishops Issue Tally On Sex-Abuse Cases ; 12 in Two-Year Period 'Credible'

Fifty-five minors - split almost evenly between boys and girls - made accusations of sex abuse that they said had occurred in that 22- mon...

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