PENNSYLVANIA
WFMZ
Kyle Rogers , Reporter, KRogers@wfmz.com
ALLENTOWN, Pa. – A local state lawmaker, who was sexually abused by a priest, said he testified before a grand jury investigating abuse in the Diocese of Allentown as part of a statewide probe.
Representative Mark Rozzi (D) of Berks County said the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General is investigating clergy sexual abuse and the findings will be shocking.
Rozzi told 69 News he was in Pittsburgh recently to testify before a grand jury about his personal experience as a child abused by a priest within the Diocese of Allentown.
“I think people are going to be really, really shocked, saddened, dismayed when they find out what really happened in the Allentown diocese,” said Rozzi.
The Berks County lawmaker has led the charge to crackdown on sexual abuse in Pennsylvania. “I got my subpoena months ago and I just recently testified about three to four weeks ago in Pittsburgh specifically on my abuse,” said Rozzi.
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