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11 August 2016

Re-trial puts landmark Catholic sex abuse conviction in doubt

A landmark case involving Catholic officials’ response to sex abuse is planned for retrial May 1 of next year. The accused is a monsignor who was the first Catholic official convicted for his supervisory actions regarding a priest accused of abusing children.
But claims of new exonerating evidence and a court’s decision to throw out the monsignor’s previous sentence make the situation more complex.

http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/re-trial-puts-landmark-catholic-sex-abuse-conviction-in-doubt-50612/