- Number of U.S. Catholic priests reported to U.S. Bishops for sexually abusing children between 1950 and 2016 = 6,721
- Percentage of Catholic priests working between 1950 and 2016 officially reported sexually abusing children = 5.8%
- Number of Supreme Court nominees accused of sexually harassing/assaulting women in last 27 years = 2
- Percentage of 8 -11th graders reporting be sexually harassed/abused by teachers in 2000 = 9.6%
- Number of complaints the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association of sexual abuse or misconduct in 20 years between 1994 and 2014 = 23
- Number of the 23 complaints the UUMA "founded" = 21
- Number of the 23 complaints the UUMA exonerated = 2
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Sex abuse is pervasive in our society. It is easy to point the finger at other groups of people. Before a finger is pointed, one should examine one's own group first and do what you can within your own group.
ReplyDeleteAs President Trump said yesterday that it is a hard time to be a young man in America because you can no longer abuse women without being held accountable. He should know.
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