PENNSYLVANIA
WJAC
BY KODY LEIBOWITZ THURSDAY, AUGUST 4TH 2016
HOLLIDAYSBURG – Months after a grand jury report pointed to systemic child sex abuse spanning decades at the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, diocesan leaders are taking steps for supporting survivors.
The Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown is “partnering with state and local agencies to offer support to survivors of sexual abuse,” according to a release on its website. The release goes on to add that “resources and educational information will be featured regularly” in its biweekly newspaper publication, The Catholic Register.
The diocese says additional information will be shown on Proclaim!, the Diocesan television ministry.
Attorney general Kathleen Kane announced findings in March from a grand jury report that alleged a half-century long child sexual abuse scandal at the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. Hundreds of children were sexually abused by more than 50 religious leaders and priests of the diocese, according to the report.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.