A week after declining to address the question, Allentown Bishop John
O. Barres acknowledged what his counterparts in five other Catholic
episcopates already had: The diocese is being investigated by a
statewide grand jury examining how church leaders handled decades of
child sex abuse allegations.
In a letter to parishioners last weekend, Allentown Bishop John O. Barres confirmed that his diocese had been subpoenaed and is cooperating with the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office.
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In a letter to parishioners last weekend, Allentown Bishop John O. Barres confirmed that his diocese had been subpoenaed and is cooperating with the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office.
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-pa-allentown-diocese-priest-abuse-0927-20160927-story.html