LINCOLN (NE)
Journal Star
September 5, 2018
By Peter Salter
https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/nebraska-attorney-general-wants-years-of-catholic-abuse-investigation-records/article_8f72b05b-7615-5b1a-a2c3-2127e935a6cc.html
The state’s top prosecutor has taken a step further into the priest sex-abuse scandal, asking Nebraska’s bishops for records of allegations and investigations dating back decades.
Attorney General Doug Peterson last week requested the bishops in Lincoln, Omaha and Grand Island provide investigative records generated since Jan. 1, 1978. The request covers reports of sexual exploitation, including child pornography.
The request comes after Peterson last month urged victims of priest sex abuse — or abuse by others in authority — to report their cases to law enforcement or the child abuse hotline, regardless of when the abuse occurred.
The Lancaster County Attorney’s Office will receive the Lincoln-area cases and forward them to the police and sheriff’s office for investigation, said County Attorney Pat Condon.
“Then, depending on what any investigation turns up, that will determine whether there will be prosecution through our office,” Condon said.
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