The report is currently the subject of a legal battle over the redactions of names of those involved in the abuse, or covering it up afterwards. It is the most extensive investigation of Catholic clergy abuse ever undertaken in the US. The grand jury’s probe took in six of Pennsylvania’s eight diocese – Allentown, Erie, Greensburg, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh and Scranton, which are home to 1.6million Catholics. They added: ‘it is too early to close the book on the Catholic Church sex scandal, Lucas Greenfield, 17, tells Brian Ross about his experience in so-called gay conversion camp. ‘Priests were raping little boys and girls, and the men of God who were responsible for them not only did nothing they hid it all.’ Gay teen describes experience in so-called gay conversion camp. Writing in their report, the grand jury said: ‘Despite some institutional reform, individual leaders of the church have largely escaped public accountability. He was molested by one such clergyman 35 years ago (Picture: AP)īut in almost every case the statute of limitations had run out, meaning too long had elapsed between the crimes taking place and them being reported for any action to be taken. Getty Images offers exclusive rights-ready and premium royalty-free analog, HD, and 4K video of the highest quality. Abuse victi Robert Mizic, 47, cried as he watched a press conerence on the grand jury report into widespread abuse of children by Catholic priests. Find professional Teen Open Mouth videos and stock footage available for license in film, television, advertising and corporate uses.
