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	Hundreds of Abusive Priests Who Were Kicked out of the Church Have Blended into Society God Discussion October 28, 2011 http://www.goddiscussion.com/83647/hundreds-of-abusive-priests-who-were-kicked-out-of-the-church-have-blended-into-society/ Raymond Boucher is an attorney who works for victims of sexual abuse. He told CNN that hundreds of abusive priests who were kicked out of the church have blended back into society, living in neighborhoods where the public has no idea about their background. These priests have never been held accountable in criminal trials, usually because the statute of limitations has passed before the victims come forward. Even if the priest admitted to the abuse, he cannot go to jail. Boucher says that the church shielded the priests. Tod Tamberg, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Archdiocese, says that when priests were taken out of ministry after allegations, they were sent to treatment and in some cases, they were assigned to other duties. "Looking back now, at what we did back then, I think it was the wrong thing to do," he admitted to CNN. "We relied too often on the stories of the priests themselves. We thought too much about their well-being than the victims."
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