Investigation into Archdiocese Priest Abuse Records Reveal Missteps at LAUSD

LOS ANGELES (CA)
KCET

[with video]

Reporter: Jennifer London
Producer: Karen Foshay
Associate Producers: Lata Pandya and Miguel Contreras
Editor: Jack Moody

February 4, 2013

From the moment that secret personnel files of the L.A. Archdiocese became public last week, nearly everything about the festering church abuse scandal has changed. The hierarchy was shaken, and the faithful were tested like never before. And some victims feel vindicated, but their anger is boiling over.

Val talks to victims’ attorney Ray Boucher and reporter Jennifer London, who this weekend broke the story of Joseph Piña, one of the defrocked priests accused of sexual misconduct with a minor, who gained employment with the Los Angeles Unified School District. The findings are astounding.

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