MILWAUKEE (WI)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
By Annysa Johnson of the Journal Sentinel
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Susan V. Kelley on Thursday morning denied a motion by attorneys to unseal certain documents in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee’s federal bankruptcy case, saying the material is scandalous and could potentially identify victims.
If unsealed, the documents may have shed light on the scope of the church sex abuse scandal in southeastern Wisconsin and how the archdiocese handled allegations involving children over decades.
Among the documents that victims’ attorneys had wanted unsealed were the depositions of retired Archbishop Rembert Weakland, who led the archdiocese for 25 years, and others, along with related documents, all redacted to remove the names of victims and some alleged offenders.
Victims’ attorneys had argued that the public’s right to know outweighed any privacy interest of the archdiocese.
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