{"id":11625,"date":"2018-08-21T04:15:16","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T08:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/?p=11625"},"modified":"2019-03-06T22:17:49","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T03:17:49","slug":"grand-jury-report-catholic-priest-sexual-abuse-photos-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2018\/08\/21\/grand-jury-report-catholic-priest-sexual-abuse-photos-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"A Catholic crisis: A visual narrative of the grand jury report release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two of the five Fortney sisters, who were sexually abused as children, embrace during a press conference held by Attorney General Josh Shapiro for the release of a grand jury report investigating sexual abuse in six of Pennsylvania’s Catholic dioceses, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, in the state Capitol building in Harrisburg. The sisters asked only to be identified by their last name. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A statewide grand jury that spent nearly two years investigating six Roman Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania said it identified more than 1,000 child victims of more than 300 abusive priests across 54 of the state’s 67 counties.<\/p>\n

Still, the grand jury wrote in the report’s introduction that there are likely many more victims.<\/p>\n

“We believe that the real number of children whose records were lost, or who were afraid ever to come forward is in the thousands,” they wrote.<\/p>\n

The report provides detailed stories of abuse and cover-up<\/a>, along with recommendations to change laws to allow victims to more easily report abuse.<\/p>\n

Reporting by Paula Reed Ward<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Attorney General Josh Shapiro speaks at a press conference for the release of the long-anticipated grand jury report, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, in the state Capitol building in Harrisburg. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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99 priests accused in Pittsburgh<\/h1>\n

The report named 99 “predator priests”<\/a> from the Pittsburgh Diocese. At a press conference held soon after the report’s release, Pittsburgh Bishop David Zubik began with a prayer and an apology.<\/p>\n

\u201cEver since I first met victims of clergy child sexual abuse in 1988, I have seen the immense pain that this crime causes to its victims, to their loved ones and to the heart of Jesus. Their words break my heart,\u201d Bishop Zubik said.<\/p>\n

Reporting by Adam Smeltz<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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David Zubik, bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, speaks to the media about the grand jury report, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, in Downtown. (Michael M. Santiago\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Survivors speak out<\/h1>\n

Juliann Bortz, Jim Faluszczak and\u00a0Jim VanSickle are three of the\u00a0abuse survivors who testified before the grand jury<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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<\/i> In Focus Video<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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