Sexual_abuse_scandal_in_Peoria_diocese
The sexual abuse scandal in the Peoria diocese is the part of the Catholic sex abuse cases affecting the Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria in the U.S. state of Illinois.
In May 2023, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul released an investigative report about sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy in Illinois.[1] For the Diocese of Peoria, Raoul reported 51 priests with credible accusations of sexual abuse by 142 accusers.[2][3]