Catholic church in Germany sets up abuse helpline

The BBC reports that the Roman Catholic Church in Germany is launching a telephone hotline for victims of sexual abuse.  The measure has been taken following allegations made by hundreds of people, who say that they were abused by priests as children between the 1950s and 1980s.

Apparently two-thirds of German dioceses are affected by the allegations.

On the 20th March 2010 we reported on how different jurisdictions (including Germany) deal with the issue of child abuse in the criminal and civil arena.