Flanked by victims of priests, Attorney General Josh Kaul announces probe of clergy sex abuse
MADISON (WI)
Marshfield News Herald [Marshfield WI]
April 27, 2021
By Haley BeMiller and Laura Schulte, USA Today Network WI
Read original article[Photo above: Attorney General Josh Kaul speaks Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at the state Capitol about a Wisconsin Department of Justice initiative to review clergy abuse cases. In the background is the family of Nate Lindstrom, who took his own life at age 45 last year. Lindstrom accused three priests at St. Norbert Abbey in De Pere of sexual abuse. MARK HOFFMAN / MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL]
Attorney General Josh Kaul on Tuesday announced an investigation into clergy sexual abuse across Wisconsin, saying the review will help survivors heal and provide greater accountability for perpetrators.
The probe, which USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin first reported Thursday, will be led by the state Department of Justice and focus on abuse allegations against Catholic clergy and other faith leaders — many of which date back decades and involve religious officials who are now dead.
Wisconsin is home to five dioceses, including the…
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