The number of people affected by sexualised violence, which the diocese knows, has increased by 33, is coming from the published on Monday to "Elarification, processing, recognition of the suffering and prevention of sexual abuse in the diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart".
Overall, the diocese now knows for the period from 1946 to 30. September 2024 of 241 accused and 454 affected persons.
At the since the 1. September 2023 Newly known cases are not current cases, but acts that lie partly in the past, said a spokeswoman for the diocese of the Catholic News Agency (KNA).
According to the data, ten priests who have become perpetrators are currently living in the diocese. The average age of the ten perpetrators still almost 63 years is almost 63 years. Seven of them are conditions, retired or suspended from any pastoral activity.
Three have committed acts that allow them to be active in a non-leading body in a pastoral service. They are only used in the way that is possible in view of their punishment and the acts committed.
New cases so far without secure references to crimes
All new accusations will be reviewed according to the diocese. Accordingly, 17 cases have already been finally processed. Nine of these were accusations that no culpable behaviour was established.
In the further eight final cases dealt with, "limited behaviour below any criminality limit" was established.
The number of applications for recognition of the suffering has increased by 17 to a total of 203 compared to the previous year's report.
These requests relate to the procedure by which compensation payments are made in the Catholic Church for the suffering suffered by sexualised violence.
In 18 cases, those affected last year have filed an objection to a notification of recognition, so that the number of contradictions rose to a total of 51.
The diocese has paid 2,8860,500 euros on recognition achievements since the introduction of the procedure, which means that the total amount has increased by a good half a million euros since last year.