NEW YORK (NY)
WABC TV
September 20, 2018
The Archbishop of New York, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, appointed retired Judge Barbara Jones as an independent reviewer of sexual abuse cases Thursday.
Most recently, Jones reviewed documents in the Michael Cohen case.
Cardinal Dolan, in an on-camera news conference, concedes the “summer of hell” that laid bare the scope of abuse and the inaction of bishops across the country left the flock “bewildered, frustrated and angry.”
Dolan asked Jones to study the archdiocese and how it deals with accusations of abuse. She has been promised complete access to records, personnel and to Dolan himself.
The announcement follows Wednesday’s announcement by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops to establish a hotline, monitored by a third party, to field complaints of abuse of minors and harassment of adults.
New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood has already set up a clergy abuse hotline and online complaint form for the state for victims and anyone with information.
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