Last year, the Capuchins opened their files to an independent audit of sexual abuse allegations made against them. The audit showed that, over eight decades, the Capuchins had placed protecting themselves above protecting children. Here are three news reports of the audit findings and a link to the audit report:

• Report Illuminates Eight Decades of Capuchin Province’s Poor Handling of Sex Abuse by Joshua J. McElwee, National Catholic Reporter
• Audit Finds Sexual Abuse Was Topic Decades Ago by Laurie Goodstein, The New York Times
• SNAP Member Abused by Capuchins Responds to Reports by FOX-6 Now News
• Report of the Audit and Review of the Files of the Capuchin Province of St. Joseph