HARRISBURG (PA)
WITF
August 8, 2018
By Katie Meyer
The release of a long-awaited grand jury report on sexual abuse by Pennsylvania’s Catholic clergy has been delayed once again.
A redacted version of the more than two-year investigation could have been released Tuesday. But clergy named in the report have problems with how the attorney general’s office made redactions to it.
The state Supreme Court decided late last month that an interim version of the sweeping report could be released as long as names and identifying information of those who objected were blacked out. That concession came after a series of protests by nearly two dozen anonymous clergy, who say being implicated without being charged with a crime violated their constitutional rights.
In allowing a redacted release, the court added the caveat that concerned parties could file objections to the redactions the attorney general’s office proposed. They’ve now done so, though the specific objections are under seal.
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