Following a legal settlement made five years ago by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles with 500 victims of sexual abuse by catholic clergy, a judge ordered that tens of thousands of secret files be made public. The personnel files for 122 priests accused of molesting children were posted on the Archdiocese website last week. Here’s how the scandal unfolded.
Read more...Documents revealing Cardinal Roger Mahony's attempts to conceal sexual abuse charges against employees of the L.A. Catholic Church have been made public. His predecessor, Archbishop José Gomez, has responded by relieving Mahony of duties.
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