Catholic Bishop Abuse Reporting Service

A third-party reporting service became operational Monday, March 1, 2020 to receive reports of sexual abuse and related misconduct by bishops, and to relay those reports to proper Church authorities for investigation. If a reporting includes a crime, such as the sexual abuse of a minor, a report will be made to civil authorities. Otherwise, reports will be kept confidential.

The Catholic Bishop Abuse Reporting Service allows for individuals to relay to Church authorities any reports of a U.S. Catholic bishop who has:

• Forced someone to perform or to submit to sexual acts through violence, threat, or abuse of authority.
• Performed sexual acts with a minor or a vulnerable person.
• Produced, exhibited, possessed, or distributed child pornography, or recruited or induced a minor or a vulnerable person to participate in pornographic exhibitions.
• Or, a diocesan or eparchial bishop, or a cleric overseeing a diocese/eparchy in the absence of a diocesan or eparchial bishop, who has intentionally interfered with a civil or church investigation into allegations of sexual abuse committed by another cleric or religious.

Complete statement

Diocesan Website: Catholic Bishop Abuse Reporting Service