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	Diocesan Sex Abuse Charter By Jaclyn Youhana The Daily Journal March 18, 2008 http://daily-journal.com/archives/dj/display.php?id=416583 Peter Sartain, bishop of the Diocese of Joliet, has written his first report in a diocesan series titled the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. The charter is essentially a blueprint stating how to respond to sex abuse problems by clergy. Each diocese in the United States is responsible to adhere to the charter. "The Diocese of Joliet has been found to be in full compliance with the charter since the auditing process began in 2003," Sartain writes in the charter. "Our latest audit took place in October of 2007, and once again we were found in full compliance." To the best of his knowledge, there are no priests or deacons in the Joliet diocese with a credible allegation of sexual abuse of a minor. If anyone has knowledge that indicates otherwise, Sartain writes to contact him or his vicar general, the Rev. Joseph Tapella. Sartain invites any victims of sex abuse by a clergy member to contact the diocese's victim assistance coordinator, Barbara Jarvis Pauls. The diocese will send copies of the charter to all parishes in the diocese. It is also available online.
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