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4 July 2018

Sisters seek to end gag order in priest sex abuse settlement

Two sisters asked a judge Monday to invalidate broad confidentiality agreements other family members made with a Pennsylvania Catholic diocese so they can speak publicly about sexual abuse at the hands of a parish priest more than two decades ago. The lawsuit in county court in Harrisburg by two adult women said their silence was required in settlements made with the Harrisburg Diocese over sexual abuse of two other sisters in the same family by Father Augustine

https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2018/07/02/sisters-seek-to-end-gag-order-in-priest-sex-abuse-settlement/