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Lehigh Valley Live
By Sarah Cassi | For lehighvalleylive.com
The Diocese of Allentown has been named in a statewide grand jury investigation into child sex abuse claims, according to reports.
The Allentown and Harrisburg dioceses are part of the investigation, The Morning Call reported.
State Rep. Mark Rozzi, a Democrat from the Reading area, confirmed to media outlets that he recently testified before the grand jury convened in Pittsburgh. Rozzi, of Muhlenberg Township, has previously revealed he was abused by an Allentown Diocese priest in 1984 when he was 13.
While grand jury proceedings are conducted in secret, grand jury witnesses can discuss their testimony.
A timeline of abuse allegations over the past 14 years involving priests with local connections.
Diocese of Allentown spokesman Matt Kerr would not confirm the diocese’s involvement in the grand jury or say if the diocese was subpoenaed. He issued a statement in the wake of Rozzi’s revelations.
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