The costs of the clerical abuse scandal in the United States soared 82 percent in the July 2024—June 2025 reporting year, to $483,534,316, according to the U.S. bishops’ Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection.
Cost of abuse scandal in US soars 82 percent in single year to $483.5M
Originally published at The Catholic Thing
Staff Writer2026-06-09T22:04:14-07:00 
