VIRGINIA
NBC 12
By Ashley Monfort
RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) –
Investigators say there is a Virginia connection to a Catholic Church child abuse scandal unfolding in Pennsylvania.
An indictment shows several Franciscan Friars accused of being child predators worked in the Commonwealth. This indictment says there was a cover-up, which allowed four men to work in various churches in several states. They were in the Commonwealth in the 1970’s.
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Child abuse experts fear there are victims out there who have never come forward.
This indictment says dozens of children trusted members of the Franciscan Friars only to be abused, molested and assaulted. The documents say four of them had Virginia ties. They are Brother Stephen Baker, Friar Cletus Adams, Friar Martin Brady and Brother Christian Neetz.
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