Charlotte diocese considering publishing names of priests with sexual abuse allegations

CHARLOTTE (NC)
WSOC TV

October 26, 2018

By Allison Latos

The Catholic Church is where parishioners practice their faith.

However, it’s a place of pain for victims sexually abused by priests.

After the Pennsylvania attorney general’s grand jury investigation revealed allegations against more than 300 priests, prosecutors in several states opened their own investigations.

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A man who claims he was abused in the Charlotte diocese in the 1970s sent a letter to North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, urging him to open an investigation.

“I was repeatedly sexually assaulted by a priest,” the letter said. “I’m urging your office to open an investigation.”

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