PENNSYLVANIA
Tribune-Review
BY DEBRA ERDLEY | Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016
Child abuse experts and victims’ advocates hope an expanding grand jury investigation into allegations of clergy sexual abuse extends the statute of limitations on such crimes.
The investigation has sought records from six Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania, including those in Greensburg and Pittsburgh.
Officials in both dioceses have confirmed they complied with subpoenas from state Attorney General Bruce Beemer seeking church records dating back more than half a century.
State Rep. Mark Rozzi, D-Reading, who has gone public with his abuse as an altar boy, said he testified before the grand jury in Pittsburgh on Aug. 17.
He was prime sponsor of a bill that would have extended the statute of limitations for civil and criminal actions against accused clergy in Pennsylvania. It passed by a 185-14 vote in the House, only to die in the Senate Judiciary Committee after facing questions about its constitutionality and being watered down.
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