Victims advocacy group says Washington AG is investigating clergy abuse by Catholic bishops
The state Attorney General’s Office may have subpoenaed three Catholic bishops in Washington state seeking “abuse-related documents and evidence,” the Catholic Accountability Project said at a news conference Tuesday, Feb. 13.
Advocacy group claims Catholic Bishops were subpoenaed to produce abuse-related evidence
New information shared with KOMO News indicates that leaders of Washington’s Catholic dioceses were subpoenaed, but KOMO directly asked the Attorney General's office, which declined to comment.
Can Catholic lobbyists agree to a child abuse reporting law?
Tim Law, co-founder of a nonprofit called Ending Clergy Abuse that aims to protect children from sexual abuse by the Roman Catholic Church, spoke out against the bill, arguing the compromise is a “capitulation to the churches.”
“Clergy need to be mandatory reporters, without exception,” Law said.