PENNSYLVANIA
PennLive.com
July 20, 2018
By Ivey DeJesus
Four men who were abused as children by their Catholic priests on Friday expressed warnings to individuals trying to block the release of an upcoming report on a grand jury investigation into clergy sex abuse.
The men have either testified before a grand jury or have provided information to investigators on predatory priests. They said that the significant pushback to revise or block what is expected to be a scathing report into church mishandling or cover-up of child sex abuse signals that the grand jury’s findings must be stunning.
“There was no backlash after Altoona-Johnstown. No Supreme Court stay,” said Shaun Dougherty, who was molested by his priest from the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese. “What and who is in this report that is so powerful? We already had Philadelphia and Altoona. What is in the report, it’s gotta be damning.
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