Italy church report into sexual abuses a ‘joke’ say victims’ groups

Victims' advocates say report, which identified 68 alleged abusers between 2020-21, excludes key data and figures

Italy's Catholic church has identified 68 alleged abusers in an investigation into the sexual abuse of children and vulnerable individuals spanning a period of just two years - a timeframe criticised by victims' advocates as a joke".

The figure is astonishingly high given the inquiry only targeted the 2020-2021 period and only referred to data provided by listening centres" that were established by dioceses across Italy in 2019 specifically to receive complaints of abuse.