ILLINOIS
Chicago Sun-Times
By Janet Lundquist jlundquist@stmedianetwork.com May 15, 2013
The Diocese of Joliet is facing five new lawsuits alleging priests and one lay teacher sexually abused boys in the 1970s and 1980s.
The victims, who were between 8 and 16 years old at the time, say they suppressed their memories of the abuse until recently, when the diocese released its “secret archives” of files on priests accused of sexually abusing children.
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