The Munich prosecutor's office has initiated checks, in relation to the report on abuses in the
archdiocese of Munich and Freising
, against 42 people accused of being responsible for erroneous behavior in the management of the phenomenon.
The Dpa writes it.
"The abuses and the way the cases have been handled leave you speechless," German government spokeswoman
Christiane Hoffmann
said in response to a question at a press conference in Berlin.