Unfair attention? Not when more examples surface. (Main Forum)

by desi , Australia, Saturday, May 12, 2012, 13:42 (372 days ago) @ desi

The NCR is now reporting the story.

A recently uncovered letter from 27 years ago muddies the record of when officials with the LA archdiocese knew of alleged abuse by clergy there, say victims’ advocates, and the LA county district attorney’s office is seeking a copy in order to “review it and make a determination on what it means,” a spokesperson said.

The letter, which several media outlets in the United Kingdom reported on over the weekend, indicates that the archdiocese was warned as early as 1985 that one of its priests had been accused of having an "unwholesome relationship" with a British male.

According to the advocates, that revelation complicates the timeline of when the Los Angeles archdiocese says it first became conscious of accused clergy in its midst. A widely cited 2004 report from the archdiocese, which states that "from 1986 forward" it became archdiocesan policy to "promptly interview" victims, does not mention the priest or the allegations against him from the year before.

Tod Tamberg, the director of media relations for the Los Angeles archdiocese, said in a statement that the archdiocese knew nothing of the allegations against Robinson until 1993.

http://ncronline.org/news/accountability/27-year-old-letter-clouds-la-archdioceses-time...