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trotsky

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Thu Oct 4, 2018, 09:33 AM Oct 2018

Michigan AG seizes Catholic dioceses' records in sex abuse investigation

https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/04/us/michigan-catholic-church-abuse-scandal/index.html

Michigan authorities have seized records from every Catholic diocese in the state as part of an investigation into possible sexual abuse by clergy, the dioceses said in separate statements released Wednesday.

The Archdiocese of Detroit, and dioceses in Gaylord, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Marquette and Saginaw said their offices were served search warrants Wednesday morning from Attorney General Bill Schuette.

Schuette's office announced last month that it would be looking into possible sexual abuse by priests in the state's seven dioceses.

...A post on the attorney general's website says the investigation will be "independent, thorough, transparent and prompt" and will "find out who knew what, and when."


Pretty soon someone might not be able to set foot in a church in Michigan, either.
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Michigan AG seizes Catholic dioceses' records in sex abuse investigation (Original Post) trotsky Oct 2018 OP
Good News: And not of the self-serving kind, either. MineralMan Oct 2018 #1
Good. Treat them like any other criminal organization. Voltaire2 Oct 2018 #2
This should have been normal for generations. Pope George Ringo II Oct 2018 #3
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