Hundreds allege clerical sex abuse in the Netherlands

The Catholic Church in the Netherlands is asking an independent commission to look into reports of alleged sexual abuses by priests.

Hundreds allege clerical sex abuse in the Netherlands

The 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.

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