At least 4,815 children were sexually abused by members of the Portuguese Catholic Church - mostly priests - over the past 70 years, a commission investigating the issue said in its final report on Monday.
" to pay a sincere tribute to those who were abuse victims during their childhood and dared to give a voice to silence," said the head of the commission, child psychiatrist Pedro Strecht. "They are much more than a statistic."
Most of the perpetrators - 77% - were priests and most of the victims were men, Strecht said, adding that they were abused in Catholic schools, priests' homes, confessionals, among other locations. Jose Ornelas, head of the Bishops' Conference, attended the final report's presentation and will react to it later on Monday. The Church has previously said it was prepared to "take appropriate measures".
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