11.   It also noted that Egan defrocked at least one priest for sexual offenses and that he put in place the first written policy on sexual abuse complaints.

12.   Police investigators said the bureau of child welfare had an active case file on Justine before her disappearance because of previous abuse complaints.

13.   Recounting his search for abuse complaints in church files, Higgins described a record-keeping process marked by chaos, confusion, and disorder.

14.   Prosecutors in Brooklyn became aware of the case only in April, when the Diocese of Brooklyn turned over files of abuse complaints against dozens of its priests.

15.   That could lead to state agencies making vital decisions about children, such as whether they are returned to their parents after abuse complaints.

16.   The church, too, refused to disclose information about abuse complaints against other priests in the diocese.

17.   The case against McKinney is the latest in a series involving sexual abuse complaints that have proved deeply embarrassing to the Army.

18.   The Diocese of Dallas has established four parallel lay boards that oversee priest assignments and examine sex abuse complaints.

19.   Within days, the aspiring nurse placed a call to the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine to file a sexual abuse complaint.

20.   Police said they were called to the home by a Department of the Family employee who was investigating a child abuse complaint.