ALLENTOWN (PA)
PennLive
April 4, 2018
By Ivey DeJesus
The findings of a state grand jury investigation into clergy sex abuse in six Roman Catholic Dioceses across Pennsylvania, including that of Harrisburg, are shaping up to be the most damning to date against the Catholic Church, according to one of the biggest advocates for victims of child sex abuse.
State Rep. Mark Rozzi, D-Berks, on Wednesday said the findings out of the grand jury will likely prove to be worse than those out of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese.
“It will encapsulate the six remaining dioceses and show a pattern across all of them,” Rozzi told PennLive. “There has never been another grand jury like this..in history as far as it pertains to child sex abuse. This is going to be the worst report ever. I think we are going to see a pattern of collusion and hopefully we can do right by the victims here and pass the right legislation that can gain victims justice and close out a chapter in our lives. That’s what we are looking for, closure.”
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