600 children were sexually abused by 156 Baltimore priests and archdiocese personnel, according to a new state report.

The article focuses on a report from the Maryland Attorney General's Office revealing that over 150 Catholic priests and others associated with the Archdiocese of Baltimore sexually abused more than 600 children over the past 80 years, highlighting a pattern of cover-ups by church officials. The report indicates that some parishes had multiple abusers simultaneously and criticizes the church hierarchy for allowing known abusers to continue their misconduct. It also notes that while reforms were implemented after 2002, significant flaws remained in the archdiocese's handling of abuse allegations. Additionally, Maryland lawmakers passed a bill to eliminate the statute of limitations on abuse-related civil lawsuits, allowing victims to seek justice regardless of age. [Extracted from the article]