A Philadelphia judge has ruled that
documents and other evidence from pretrial proceedings in a lawsuit
involving sexual abuse of minors by a Catholic priest will remain public
before trial.
The two-paragraph ruling by Common Pleas Court Judge Mark I. Bernstein was a setback for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, which had asked for an order barring public disclosure of the materials. The church has insisted on confidentiality as a condition for engaging in pretrial discovery with lawyers in suits seeking damages for being sexually molested by priests
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20160115_Judge_s_rules_that__quot_discovery_quot__material_in_priest_sexual_abuse_suit_be_made_public_before_trial.html
The two-paragraph ruling by Common Pleas Court Judge Mark I. Bernstein was a setback for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, which had asked for an order barring public disclosure of the materials. The church has insisted on confidentiality as a condition for engaging in pretrial discovery with lawyers in suits seeking damages for being sexually molested by priests
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20160115_Judge_s_rules_that__quot_discovery_quot__material_in_priest_sexual_abuse_suit_be_made_public_before_trial.html