CALIFORNIA
KTLA
[with video]
by Christina Pascucci
KTLA 5 Reporter
NORTH HOLLYWOOD (KTLA) – In the wake of revelations that Cardinal Roger Mahony protected priests accused of sex crimes, a group of alleged abuse victims and their families are gathering to demand more action.
A mass is planned for 5 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 2) at St. Charles Catholic Church in North Hollywood, when families’ grievances and calls for action will be heard.
Some of the victims’ families are asking for prosecution of Cardinal Mahony.
“I think he should go to jail,” the father of one alleged victim told KTLA News. “He knew what was going on.”
On Thursday (Jan. 31), Mahony was stripped of his public duties by Catholic Archbishop Jose Gomez. The move was unprecedented in the history of the American Catholic Church.
The action came following the release of court documents which revealed that Cardinal Mahony covered up allegations of extensive sex abuse of young children in the 1980′s.
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