Channel 9 works to unseal records of sex abuse allegations at Charlotte Diocese

CHARLOTTE (NC)
WSOCtv

July 23, 2019

By Allison Latos

Court records surrounding sexual abuse lawsuits against the Diocese of Charlotte have been kept confidential for years, but Channel 9 is working to bring those documents to light.

Dioceses nationwide have begun revealing the names of church leaders accused of abuse, but the Diocese of Charlotte has not released a full list of all priests with credible allegations.

Channel 9 has joined with other media outlets in filing a lawsuit to have the records unsealed.

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