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- Nov 18, 2019
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Priest’s friends see ‘lack of due process’ for allegations
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- Jul 13, 2019
An accusation against a priest has his friends wondering how this could have happened.
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Feds: Child exploitation focus of Pennsylvania Church probe
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- Oct 19, 2018
Two years ago, a federal prosecutor in Pittsburgh considered filing a racketeering lawsuit against a Roman Catholic diocese over its handling of child sex-abuse complaints, but left office before he could make the bold move.
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Pennsylvania diocese names 5-member abuse board in pact with prosecutor
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- Sep 21, 2017
A year ago, the previous Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane released a 147-page report based on secret diocesan records and other evidence that detailed abuse by more than 50 priests and clergy against hundreds of children in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. Now the members of a new Independent Oversight Board for Youth Protection have been announced, including a former prosecutor, a former police detective, and an abuse survivor turned advocate.
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Conviction upheld for priest who abused Honduran orphans
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- Jul 26, 2017
A priest convicted last year of sexually abusing two street children in Honduras had his conviction upheld on Tuesday. Prosecutors said Father Joseph Maurizio had established a charitable organization — Honduras Interfaith Ministries — to help pay for his trips.
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Houseparent at Catholic school waives hearing in sex assault case
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- Aug 25, 2016
A lay employee of a Catholic high school in Pennsylvania, who was responsible for supervising Chinese international students, has waived a preliminary hearing on charges that he sexually assaulted two students while officials continue to look for a third alleged victim.
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Outspoken clergy abuse survivor found hanged at home
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- Jul 5, 2016
A 46-year-old man who went public in 2003 with charges of sexual abuse by a priest in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was found hanged in his home on Friday, with his lawyer saying, “The demons he’s been dealing with since he was molested finally won out.”
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