1,600

Child sexual abuse lawsuits

80%

Accuse Catholic priests

Over 1,200 of the lawsuits accuse Catholic priests. Others name religious order brothers, Catholic school teachers, coaches, and others.

1%

Accuse nuns

Only about 1% of the lawsuits target nuns.

Hundreds of priests are being publicly accused for the very first time.

Many face multiple allegations.

The Archdiocese of San Francisco faces more than 500 claims.

The Diocese of Oakland faces more than 400. The rest are spread mostly among the dioceses of Sacramento, Santa Rosa, Fresno and Monterey.

The five most accused priests in the Child Victims Act lawsuits include:

Three Northern California Catholic dioceses have filed for bankruptcy since 2023.