EAST LANSING (MI)
WKAR Radio
February 21, 2019
By Cheyna Roth
More than 70 police officers, special agents and government officials executed search warrants on each of the seven Catholic dioceses in Michigan simultaneously.
They loaded vehicles with boxes and filing cabinets – everything they could find related to potential sexual abuse by priests who have worked in Michigan from 19-50 until now.
Attorney General Dana Nessel said Michigan is the first state to execute a search warrant on the Church in this way.
“We did not depend on the dioceses to turn over documents which is what primarily happened in other states.”
Nessel said she expects her office’s investigation to last at least two years.
“Hundreds of thousands of documents were seized during the raids and an investigative team is reviewing more than 300 tips already received. “
Attorney General Dana Nessel was slim on details about the investigation since it is ongoing. But Michigan State Police Colonel Joe Gasper said not all dioceses are being as cooperative as investigators would like.
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