BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA)
The Associated Press
September 7, 2018
By Luis Andres Henao
Argentine authorities raided a Catholic-run school for youths with hearing disabilities Thursday as part of an investigation into alleged sexual abuse of vulnerable children that has shocked Pope Francis’s homeland.
A police official in Buenos Aires province said officers seized documents from the archives of the Antonio Provolo Institute in the city of La Plata dating back more than 30 years. The official, who was not authorized to speak publicly about the case, agreed to give details of the operation only on condition of anonymity.
The raid was ordered by a local prosecutor investigating “possible crimes against sexual integrity,” the official said. The documents cover the 1987-2018 period.
Provolo Institute officials could not be reached despite repeated attempts for comment.
The clerical abuse scandal has also marred other Provolo institutes.
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