Pa. AG: All Dioceses Now Agree to Making Grand Jury Sexual Abuse Report Public

By Peter Smith
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
May 21, 2018

http://www.post-gazette.com/news/faith-religion/2018/05/21/Hearing-Ebensburg-grand-jury-investigation-sexual-abuse-Pa-dioceses-josh-shapiro/stories/201805210127

Two dioceses reversed their position on a statewide grand jury investigating sexual abuse Monday, according to state Attorney General Josh Shapiro. The announcement came after a closed-door hearing before the presiding judge of the grand jury

“Today, in a reversal of their position, the bishops and dioceses of Greensburg and Harrisburg agreed to make public the results of a grand jury investigation of widespread sexual abuse within the Catholic Church. I commend Bishop [Edward C.] Malesic and Bishop [Ronald W.] Gainer for doing the right thing,” Mr. Shapiro said in a statement.

“Now all of the dioceses support the release of the investigation’s findings and results.”

The announcement followed a hearing in which Cambria County Judge Norman Krumenacker III presided. It was just days after statements from the diocese of Greensburg and Harrisburg calling for due process with the imminent release of a grand jury report.