PHILADELPHIA (PA)
WPVI
By Walter Perez
Monday, September 15, 2014
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Police are investigating a possible case of child abuse involving an Archdiocese of Philadelphia facility.
It was an employee at Mercy Hospice on S. 13th Street who first noticed what appeared to be signs of child abuse on the youngsters who were living with their mother.
The authorities were called, the children were hospitalized, and the Philadelphia Police Special Victims Unit is now handling the investigation.
Mercy Hospice is a Center City shelter run by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. It is a place for homeless women and children to grow and heal in their time of need.
And while information about cases like these is strictly confidential, Archdiocesan officials did send Action News a statement saying, in part, “there is no indication that any staff member of the facility is suspected of responsibility for the incident.”
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