February 03, 2006

Mahony Asks Top Court to Shield Priest Files

LOS ANGELES (CA)
Los Angeles Times

From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Cardinal Roger M. Mahony has gone to the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to keep personnel files on priests confidential.

Lawyers for Mahony filed a petition to the Supreme Court on Thursday in the latest move to block a subpoena from Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley, who is seeking files as part of a grand jury investigation into alleged sexual abuse by priests.

Posted by kshaw at February 3, 2006 08:46 AM