MECHANICSBURG (PA)
Penn Live
August 8, 2018
Pennsylvania is preparing to release a long-awaited, 900-page grand jury report on hundreds of predatory priests.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court had set a deadline of Aug. 7 for petitioners seeking to have their names redacted could appeal to the court. An unspecified number of clergy on Tuesday filed challenges to the latest version of the report, according to The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The state now has until Aug. 14 to release the report, per a court order.
According to unsealed excerpts of the grand jury report, more than 300 “predator priests” identified by name are accused of committing criminal or morally reprehensible conduct. The vast majority of those named will be publicly identified in the report.
Victim advocates say it’s the most exhaustive review of clergy sex abuse by a U.S. state. The state’s other dioceses had previously been the subject of grand jury probes.
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