HARRISBURG (PA)
Patriot News
October 18, 2018
By Ivey DeJesus
Coming one day after the General Assembly failed to advance a statute of limitations reform bill, news that the federal government had launched an investigation into clergy sex abuse in Pennsylvania served to advocates a reminder that their fight is not over.
“I’m not surprised. What was in this latest grand jury report was horrific,” said Rep. Mark Rozzi, the Berks County Democrat who led the effort to enact a retroactive window into reform legislation. “We’ve said all along that the crimes committed by perpetrators are bad but the crimes committed by the church are egregious. It’s not surprising that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating at all.”
The Associated Press on Thursday first reported that the federal government had opened an investigation into the sexual abuse of minors by priests inside the Roman Catholic Church in Pennsylvania.
Dioceses have already received subpoenas demanding confidential files and testimony from church leaders, AP reported.
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