ALLENTOWN (PA)
The Morning Call
January 10, 2019
By Daniel Patrick Sheehan
Continuing its response to the clerical sexual abuse crisis, the Catholic Diocese of Allentown has created a cabinet-level position to oversee child protection services and is bringing back a longtime employee to fill the post.
Pamela Russo, former director of Catholic Charities in the diocese, has been heading Catholic Charities of Tennessee in Nashville since 2016.
Russo, a licensed social worker, “will be responsible for overseeing and improving all aspects of abuse prevention and child safety,” the diocese said in a news release Thursday. That will include reviewing all current policies on child protection, safe environments and victim assistance to determine their effectiveness.
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