In an office on Hamilton Street in 2002, the district attorneys of
the five counties in the Allentown Catholic Diocese pored over files
that contained allegations of sexual abuse by a number of priests. The
files came from a secret archive that church law requires every diocese
keep. Stored under lock and key, those archives contain accusations of
criminal behavior or "moral matters."
In Pennsylvania, the law works to protect those archives and their secrets. But in some states, such as Minnesota, a brief lifting of the statute of limitations brought those files to light and online.
http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/mc-promo-allentown-catholic-secret-archive-2-20160312-story.html
In Pennsylvania, the law works to protect those archives and their secrets. But in some states, such as Minnesota, a brief lifting of the statute of limitations brought those files to light and online.
http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/mc-promo-allentown-catholic-secret-archive-2-20160312-story.html