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  Deters to Meet with Priest Sex Abuse Victims
Archdiocese under Investigation

WCPO [Cincinnati OH]
July 13, 2005

Channel 9's I-Team has learned Hamilton County prosecutor Joe Deters will meet with victims of priest sexual abuse Wednesday to share results of his six-month investigation.

Deters has been reviewing the plea deal former Hamilton County prosecutor Mike Allen made with the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

The archdiocese plead to several counts of failing to report crimes, but no individuals were held responsible.

Since then, the I-Team's Laure Quinlivan has reported how Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk allowed former Elder teacher Charlie Kaufhold to leave Elder quietly after learning Kaufhold had sexually abused students.

The I-Team showed documents from the mid-80's that prove the Archbishop moved around former Elder teacher Father David Kelley, after learning he abused students.

If Allen knew about these cases when he made the plea deal, Deters told I-Team reporter Laure Quinlivan there may be nothing further he can do.

Laure Quinlivan, I-Team reporter: "Do you know why Mike Allen made this plea deal that let the Archbishop off the hook?"

Joe Deters, county prosecutor: "No, Mike doesn't talk to me.

"If anyone in your listening audience has evidence that someone, or they saw something that should come to our attention, please call us, because we're reviewing this right now."