Over all, Mr. Weber evaluated 616 reports of abuse; he deemed fewer than a dozen not at all plausible. Of those cases, 67 are believed to have involved sexual abuse. The most severe abuse took place among primary-school students in the 1960s and ’70s, mostly boys 9 to 11 living away from home. “In the three areas of school, choir, musical education and boarding school, many people actively took part in the abuse,” Mr. Weber said. Photo“Many described this time as the darkest period of their lives, dominated by violence, fear and helplessness,” Mr. Weber said.

Source: New York Times July 18, 2017 19:28 UTC