Posted on 06/05/2019 6:21:32 PM PDT by marshmallow
Iowa is tied with Ohio in having the worst statute of limitations for victims in the country
DES MOINES, Iowa (ChurchMilitant.com) - Iowa became the 17th state to launch an investigation into the Catholic Church as all four bishops of Iowa promise to comply with the attorney general's request for the Church's records on clerical sexual abuse.
On Friday, Iowa's attorney general, Tom Miller, requested all four of the state's Catholic dioceses to hand over their records pertaining to clerical sex abuse of minors and young adults.
Miller has given the bishops until Aug. 1 to comply with his request, the first step in the process of the investigating the extent of clerical sex abuse and whether or not there has been any cover-ups.
Promising to comply in a joint statement released Monday, they said, "Each diocese, in the interest of transparency and accountability, plans to comply with the Attorney General's request."
"The efforts of each diocese to protect minors from clergy sexual abuse have for many years now been subject to an annual credible third-party review," the statement continued.
Church Militant spoke with Lynn Hicks, the communications director at the office of the attorney general of Iowa, who said between 20 and 25 victims have contacted them requesting an investigation into the Church.
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The AG here is a total incompetant liberal nincompoop
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