HARRISBURG (PA)
The Tribune-Democrat
June 26, 2018
An opinion issued Monday afternoon by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court explains some of the reasons why it issued a stay last week on the release of a grand jury report concerning child sexual abuse within several Roman Catholic dioceses in the state.
Last week’s stay – requested by unnamed parties – was granted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s Western District.
“Although the claims evidently differed in particulars to some degree, they shared certain key commonalities,” the opinion says.
“Most, if not all of the petitioners alleged that they are named or identified … in a way that unconstitutionally infringes on their right to reputation and denies them due process based upon the lack of pre-deprivation hearing and/or an opportunity to be heard by the grand jury.”
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