PENNSYLVANIA
WJAC
by Kody Leibowitz
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Survivors of clergy sex abuse and community supporters stood at the foot of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown.
Signs and pictures of alleged victims were in hand as the group demanded change on a rainy March morning.
“Any priest that has touched a child inappropriately needs to resign,” said Thomas Venditti.
One year ago, life changed for many members of the Catholic faith in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown: a 147-page grand jury report was released.
Fifty priests and religious leaders were accused of horrific abuse against children dating back to the early 1960s. The report laid out a detailed record and revealed a secret diocesan fund that authorities say showed the diocese paid victims specific amounts of money for the level of sexual abuse a victim endured.
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