BUFFALO (NY)
WHEC
September 6, 2018
The New York State Attorney General’s Office has launched a civil investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by clergy in the Catholic Church.
Attorney General Barbara Underwood has subpoenaed all eight Roman Catholic dioceses in the state as part of the probe. A law enforcement source familiar with the investigation but not authorized to speak publicly told The Associated Press the subpoenas went out Thursday.
The subpoenas seek documents relating to abuse allegations, payments to victims or findings from internal church investigations.
The attorney general’s Charities Bureau is conducting an investigation into “how the Catholic diocese and other church entities, reviewed and potentially covered up allegations of sexual abuse.”
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