Clergy Abuse Scandal Widens and Deepens

By Mark Arsenault
Boston Globe
September 1, 2018

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/09/01/clergy-abuse-scandal-widens-and-deepens/utcYE6954Rn4NDFgDIfgaI/story.html

The devastating grand jury report on Catholic clergy sex abuse in Pennsylvania has sent fresh tremors through Catholic communities across the country and prompted calls for a broader reckoning for a church that has failed to move past the abuse scandal that exploded into view in Boston in the early 2000s.

In the two weeks since the landmark report revealed decades of alleged abuse, survivors of clergy sex abuse have urged attorneys general in every state to launch similar investigations, to compel cooperation with the power of the subpoena.

Amid a furor that reached the Vatican, where Pope Francis has been accused of covering up alleged sexual abuse by the former archbishop of Washington, prosecutors in a number of states, including Missouri, Illinois, and New York, have said they are beginning or exploring new investigations.