PENNSYLVANIA
PennLive
By Ivey DeJesus idejesus@pennlive.com
Advocates for victims of clergy sex abuse are bracing for what they say is certain to be stunning findings out of the most current investigation into abuse across six Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania.
One of those advocates, Shaun Dougherty, himself a childhood victim of sexual abuse by a priest, warned that the findings expected out of the grand jury investigation could be extremely troubling.
“There’s some graphic things coming,” Dougherty told PennLive during a phone interview from his home in New York. “If they report reflects the reports I’m hearing, yes some parts are going to make the Altoona-Johnstown report look like Disney World. This is huge.”
Dougherty, who is part of a social media network of victims of clergy sex abuse, has met with scores of victims, including individuals who have testified before the current grand jury investigation.
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