PENNSYLVANIA
York Daily Record
Brandie Kessler, bkessler@ydr.com March 10, 2016
A week after a grand jury report publicized decades of child sex abuse by priests in the Altoona-Johnstown diocese, 150 calls were made to a hotline for victims to call to report that abuse.
Still, the lead investigator in the Altoona-Johnstown case says more can be done.
“With more information, we can do more,” said Daniel J. Dye, deputy attorney general.
Choosing to report abuse is an intimate decision that victims must decide for themselves, Dye said. But for those victims who want to report now, there is someone willing to listen.
The hotline established by the attorney general’s office is being manned by investigators who worked directly on the Altoona-Johnstown investigation. Although that line was opened as a result of the Altoona-Johnstown investigation, Dye said no callers will be turned away.
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