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	Local Board Decides Validity of Claims LaCrosse Tribune June 18, 2010 http://lacrossetribune.com/article_df7d4a6a-7a92-11df-8d03-001cc4c03286.html Within the Diocese of La Crosse, allegations of child sexual abuse by priests and deacons are investigated by a six-member Child Sexual Abuse Review Board that determines whether cases should be sent to the Catholic church's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in Rome. Appointed by the bishop, the board includes a former public defender, a clinical psychologist and a retired police detective who investigated sexual assault cases. "This is not a push-over board," said James Birnbaum, the diocese's attorney. "Our board is a very experienced, very savvy board." All reports are confidential, and no record is made of the board's proceedings.
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