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Kenosha News
BY JILL TATGE-ROZELL
jrozell@kenoshanews.com
Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki recently shared the annual report on the diocese’s response to the ongoing issue of sexual abuse by clergy.
The annual report on what the diocese is doing to reach out to victims of clergy abuse and prevent futher abuse is required to comply with the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. It was released in September.
In a letter to parishioners, Listecki said the Archdiocese of Milwaukee’s efforts include national and state background checks, sexual abuse prevention and awareness training, and the development of an office dedicated to offering total victim/survivor support.
“Most importantly, no priest with a substantiated allegation of sexual abuse of a minor is allowed to publicly minister in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee,” Listecki wrote.
The statement comes at a time when Listecki is under scrutiny by the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests for not taking quicker action concerning the Rev. Robert Marsicek.
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