Maryland AG to deliver redacted Catholic abuse report to judge, public release likely soon

Monday is the deadline for the Maryland Attorney General’s Office to give a Baltimore judge a redacted version of its 456-page report into the history of sexual abuse within the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore, clearing the way for its public release. The report is the product of a four-year investigation and will detail the rape and torture of more than 600 children and young adults at the hands of clergy and other diocesan officials going back eight decades, as well as the church’s efforts to cover up the abuse and silence victims.