Hundreds allege clerical sex abuse in the Netherlands
09/03/2010 - 17:42:03The Catholic Church in the Netherlands is asking an independent commission to look into reports of alleged sexual abuses by priests.
More than 200 Catholics have come forward there in the past week with reports of abuse, often from decades ago, after a report by Radio Netherlands Worldwide that three priests had abused pupils at a boarding school.
Dutch bishops have offered their "deepest sympathy and apologies", and have ordered an external, independent investigation.
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