Some were formally interviewed after they had been mentioned in abuse allegations made by other children.

"There will be charges," he said of the abuse allegations.

During the last two years of his administration, Ryan was plagued by sexual abuse allegations.

The case was closed 14 months ago, after all of the abuse allegations were found to be unsubstantiated.

With his death, the criminal investigations into the sexual abuse allegations were closed.

The Army has already begun one investigation into the abuse allegations.

It was also responsible for forming, in part, the Church's response to sexual abuse allegations.

The point at which supervisors learned of the abuse allegations remains unclear.

At least eight priests have been removed from ministry for abuse allegations.

That leaves it up to individual judges to decide whether or not to consider abuse allegations.