A CATHOLIC Church report suggests levels of sexual assault and rape of children in their care peaked in the 1950s.
The academic review of historical allegations of abuse at orphanages and churches uncovered hundreds of accusations made against priests and other figures, stretching back dozens of years, with the high-water mark occurring in 1953.
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