Does a verdict without a sentence distort justice? Such a verdict was
reached in Pennsylvania recently when the grand jury report on sexual
abuse by clergy in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown — where hundreds of
boys were abused by dozens of priests over a 70-year span — found “the
acts of the predator priests and their enabling bishops . . . to be
criminal.”
“However,” the report continued, “they cannot be prosecuted at this time. The statute of limitations for many of the loathsome and criminal actions detailed in this report has expired. In some limited cases the unnamed victim or victims are too deeply traumatized to testify in a court of law.”
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“However,” the report continued, “they cannot be prosecuted at this time. The statute of limitations for many of the loathsome and criminal actions detailed in this report has expired. In some limited cases the unnamed victim or victims are too deeply traumatized to testify in a court of law.”
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