Attorneys Promise Bombshells In Release Of Church Sex-Abuse Documents

CHICAGO (IL)
CBS Chicago

[with video]

Jay Levine

(CBS) – Attorneys for sexual assault victims of 30 Chicago priests say documents they’ll release Tuesday show a tangled web of deceit by the Archdiocese.

Six thousand pages of investigative reports will be made public as part of an agreement between victims’ attorneys and the Archdiocese.

CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine says while the two sides agreed to release the documents, they don’t agree on what they say.

What is the source of the disconnect? Intent.

A mistake is not a cover-up, Cardinal George has said. The victims’ attorneys say there was no mistake, but a conscious effort to protect the archdiocese and its priests.

Outside Holy Name Cathedral Monday, a group representing victims gathered to distribute leaflets urging Catholics to pay attention to the information released on Tuesday.

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