Massachusetts AG Report: 270+ Clergy Abused Nearly 1,000 Children Across Three Dioceses

Massachusetts's attorney general has released the state's first-ever clergy sex abuse investigation, finding that more than 270 Catholic clerics abused nearly 1,000 children across the Worcester, Fall River, and Springfield dioceses. The report documents decades of alleged abuse, now confirmed by a state probe rather than left to individual diocese disclosures. No individual clergy are named in the report itself, consistent with how the investigation was conducted.

This is a developing story. Full details as the report's findings continue to be reviewed.

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Sources: Massachusetts Attorney General's clergy sex abuse report (released Sept. 30, 2026); reporting from Axios, WBUR, and Boston.com on the report's findings.