LOS ANGELES (CA)
KPCC
Erika Aguilar | December 10th, 2012
Files the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles kept on dozens of priests accused of sexual child abuse could become public next month.
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ordered Monday that the Archcdiocese turn confidential files over to her by the end of this month so she can review objections to redacted issues. Plantiffs and the Los Angeles Times have filed objections to the redactions.
Plaintiffs and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles agreed to release the files. They’re believed to contain letters, psychological reports, notes and other documents about the accused priests as part of a $660 million settlement in 2007 to close more than 500 alleged abuse cases.
“We’ve waited for five years,” plaintiffs’ attorney Ray Boucher said in court Monday. “We need to end this process.”
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