11.   At least one of the children said the abuse had been happening for several years.

12.   Church leaders say the dearth of claims that abuse happened recently shows their efforts to prevent molestation are working.

13.   He had denied giving athletes drugs directly but admitted steroid abuse happened in the country during his reign.

14.   None of the plaintiffs were German citizens when the alleged abuses happened.

15.   She said she suspected such abuses happened as often in indigenous families as in non-indigenous, but believed less attention was paid to indigenous cases.

16.   The alleged abuse happened two years ago at a hotel in Pattaya, a popular resort outside Bangkok.

17.   The abuse happened daily at times and was more infrequent during other times, she said.

18.   Yet church leaders say the dearth of claims that abuse happened recently shows their efforts to prevent molestation are working.