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	"Whistle-blower" Priests Say Policy Thwarts Them from Aiding in Prosecution By Jeremy Roebuck Kansas City Star December 22, 2011 http://www.kansascity.com/2011/12/21/3332205/whistle-blower-priests-say-policy.html PHILADELPHIA - At least four priests, described by lawyers as "whistle-blowers," have come forward hoping to aid in the prosecution of current and former clergy members accused in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia sex-abuse scandal. However, an archdiocesan policy requiring them to notify church lawyers before talking to law enforcement could stifle the testimony they are willing to give, city prosecutors told a judge Wednesday. "They're muffling us," said Assistant District Attorney Patrick Blessington, paraphrasing the response he said he had heard from at least one priest. "Priests have told us that this is the same thing the (archdiocese) has done all along." Those allegations came as Common Pleas Court Judge M. Teresa Sarmina continued to hear arguments on the issue raised by prosecutors last week.
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