HARRISBURG (PA)
WGAL News 8
July 10, 2018
By Susan Shapiro
A district attorney said Pennsylvania’s grand jury process is under assault as the state Supreme Court holds up the release of a report on claims of sex abuse in the Catholic Church.
Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli has joined the legal fight calling for the immediate release of the findings of a grand jury investigation at six dioceses, including Harrisburg.
Morganelli said the court’s decision to first allow current and former priests who object to being named in the report to submit written arguments could undermine the entire grand jury process.
“I am concerned about the larger issues,” said Morganelli. “Not necessarily the specifics of this report because I’m not privy to the facts of whether it was a preponderance of evidence. What I am concerned about is the overall attack on the whole grand jury statute.”
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