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	Claims of Abuse by Priests Continue to Mount Associated Press, carried in Anchorage Daily News January 8, 2008 http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/646756.html FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks Catholic Diocese says since it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last year, the number of people alleging sexual abuse by priests and church workers has more than doubled. The diocese filed for bankruptcy last March. Officials say since then another 152 people have come forward and filed allegations with the court. That brings the latest tally to 292 people claiming they were sexually abused by Catholic clergy from the 1950s to 1980s. The court imposed a Dec. 2 deadline to file further abuse claims. Previous to filing for reorganization, the Fairbanks diocese had settled with 23 victims. Anchorage attorney Ken Roosa says calls are still coming in. And he says new offenders are listed among the more recent claims of sexual
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