Updated version of John Jay study posted on bishops' Web site

Published: 2004-04-19

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- An updated version of the study on the nature and scope of the clergy sex abuse crisis in the U.S. Catholic Church from 1950 to 2002 has been posted on the U.S. bishops' Web site. The updated version was posted April 16 and fine-tunes some of the statistical data. In several sections it adds further explanations to help understand some of the charts. The study was commissioned by the U.S. bishops' National Review Board and was conducted by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York. It was the first comprehensive study of child sex abuse perpetrated by U.S. priests and deacons. The study was made public Feb. 27. The updated version does not alter any of the major findings. The updated John Jay study can be accessed on the Internet at: http://www.usccb.org/nrb/johnjaystudy/index.htm.

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