June 28, 2005

Grand jury clears Dallas Diocese

DALLAS (TX)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Associated Press

DALLAS - A grand jury impaneled by the Dallas County District Attorney's Office said Monday it found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing in the way the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas handled reported cases of sexual abuse.

The grand jury was impaneled to help determine if Catholic Bishop Charles Grahmann and his staff had received allegations of abuse by clergy members that weren't reported to law enforcement.

The DA's office declined to discuss further details.

A telephone message left with the diocese wasn't immediately returned to The Associated Press, but Grahmann said in a story posted on the diocesan newspaper's Web site that he was pleased the investigation was over and that it confirmed the diocese's position that there was no wrongdoing.

Posted by kshaw at June 28, 2005 07:19 AM