Reporting Child Sexual Abuse in the Archdiocese of Chicago
Moira Reilly
Interim Director of Child Abuse Investigations and Review
312.534.5205
1.800.994.6200
[email protected]
You have the right to report your story, and we are here to help, listen and connect you to the right services. To ensure the best resources and investigation practices are engaged, we encourage all allegations concerning the abuse and/or neglect of minors are reported to the DCFS Hotline (1.800.25.ABUSE) and/or the local police department first before reaching out to the Office of the Protection of Children and Youth (OPCY). If you need to report historical abuse, please contact OPCY at 312.534.5254.
Child sexual abuse is any sexual activity with a child (under the age of 18) by an adult. Sexual activity can be in the form of touching or non-touching and may include: fondling, rape, incest, sexual talk, voyeurism (watching), exhibitionism (showing), pornography or internet crimes (Prevent Child Abuse Illinois, 2011). As found in the USCCB Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People and the Essential Norms, the sexual abuse of a minor includes, “sexual molestation or sexual exploitation of a minor and other behavior by which an adult uses a minor as an object of sexual gratification.”