Files Detail Church’s Actions on Allegations
MASSACHUSETTS
Nearly 1,000 pages of newly opened priest personnel files painted the most detailed picture yet of how the Boston Archdiocese handled sexual abuse allegations.
A plaintiffs’ lawyer claimed they showed church officials failed to aggressively deal with even those priests who admitted to abuse.
“There were not allegations, there were not suspicions, there were admissions by many of these priests, and they were allowed to return to active ministry,” attorney Roderick MacLeish said.
A judge forced the archdiocese to turn over personnel files of 10 priests to attorneys pursuing a lawsuit on behalf of a man who says he was repeatedly raped by retired priest Paul Shanley.
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