Exhibit 485 ยท Commissioned study (summary, unauthorized translation)
Sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests, deacons and male members of orders in the domain of the German Bishops' Conference (MHG Study), Summary
Review of 38,156 personnel records from all 27 dioceses, 1946-2014: allegations against 1,670 clerics (4.4 percent) and 3,677 children and juveniles. States the team had no access to original files (diocesan staff or law firms reviewed them), that figures underestimate the actual situation, and that files had been destroyed or manipulated. Copy is the bishops' conference secretariat's rough English translation, not authorized by the consortium; quote-check against the German study at dbk.de.
- Source
- Mannheim-Heidelberg-Giessen research consortium for the German Bishops' Conference
- Date
- 25 September 2018
- Grade
- Primary record
- Document
- https://www.bishop-accountability.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/reports-2018-09-25-MHG-Study-English-Summary.pdf
- Accessed
- 2026-11-09
- Cited by
- Findings citing this exhibit