Survivors call for criminal investigation into Catholic church sex abuse
Catholic church sex abuse survivors are calling on prosecutors to open a criminal investigation into the Baltimore Archdiocese.
“My abuser was known about in 1966. I could’ve been saved had they done the right thing then. Surely they can do the right thing now,” said Teresa Lancaster.
Since the release of this report detailing the horrific and repeated abuse of more than 600 child victims allegedly at the hands of 156 abusers within the Archdiocese of Baltimore, survivor Teresa Lancaster is demanding more.
“When you go through the report you see the page that says church leaders they’re all redacted why,” she asked.
The names of 10 priests were redacted from the report.
Lancaster and several other survivors, now represented by attorney Thiru Vignarajah are asking those names be released, and those accused perpetrators still living be criminally prosecuted.
“Survivors have been asked to accept a false choice between uncertain…
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