LOUISVILLE (KY)
WLKY-TV
November 9, 2018
By Kevin Trager
A state lawmaker is working with the local archdiocese to promote transparency regarding priests accused of child sex abuse.
Rep. Jim Wayne is sponsoring legislation that would make it easier for the attorney general to investigate sex abuse allegations against priests statewide.
Wayne is a lifelong Catholic who is retiring in January. He is encouraging Louisville Archbishop Joseph Kurtz to endorse the proposed law and future investigation.
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