GEORGIA
Gainesville Times
September 2, 2018
By Megan Reed
Local church leaders join in enforcing zero tolerance stance on violators
In light of reports of abuse in the Catholic Church, Georgia’s attorney general issued a statement Friday encouraging churches to be transparent and hold abusers accountable.
Christopher Carr said in the statement that he is concerned about reports of abuse and how the church has been responding, and as a Roman Catholic himself, the issue is both professional and personal for him.
“It does not matter whether sexual abuse occurs in the context of human trafficking, by a friend or family member, a teacher or a coach, a public employee, or, as here, by a priest or church official. It must not — and will not— be tolerated,” Carr said.
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