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SUMMARY:'Child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church: The case of Spain'  - 
 Prof Noemí Pereda\, University of Barcelona. 
DTSTART:20200123T173000Z
DTEND:20200123T184500Z
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CONTACT:Simone Castello
DESCRIPTION:This talk is hosted by the Institute of Criminology and the VR
 C.\n\nChild sexual abuse by clergy has existed throughout the history of t
 he Catholic Church\, however these cases have not come to light until very
  recently. In Spain\, the interest in this topic increased five years ago 
 when a journalist revealed the multiple accusations against several member
 s of schools of the Marist Brothers and the silent response of the institu
 tion when they knew. Taking this as a starting point\, I will discuss the 
 specific context in which child sexual abuse has emerged and present data 
 from the first descriptive study on Catholic Church sexual abuse cases in 
 Spain. Thirty-eight adult victims of clergy child sexual abuse participate
 d in the study. The characteristics of the sexual victimization and the pe
 rpetrator\, the process of disclosure and notification\, and the experienc
 e of other forms of victimization previous to the abuse were evaluated. I 
 conclude that the Spanish Catholic Church must acquire the commitment to c
 ollaborate in the recovery process of victims from the emotional\, physica
 l and spiritual damage caused by the clergy.
LOCATION:Seminar Rooms (basement)\, Institute of Criminology\, Sidgwick Av
 enue
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