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August 26, 2006

Bishop To Be Prosecuted For Cover Up

Sonoma County, CA is considering pressing charges against a Catholic Bishop who covered up sexual abuse by a priest who has since fled the country.

The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office has recommended criminal charges be filed against Santa Rosa Bishop Daniel Walsh for failing to timely report evidence of sexual abuse by a Sonoma priest who has since fled the country.

"Based upon our investigation, the evidence indicates that this case is worthy of district attorney review," Lt. Dave Edmonds said in a written statement released Friday. It is up to the Sonoma County district attorney's office to decide whether it can prove Walsh broke the law and whether there is "sufficient evidence and circumstances to sustain a conviction," Edmonds said.

I, for one, hope they are able to go through with it. It's about time the heiarchy of the Catholic Church had to face up to its responsibility for their actions.

Posted by Alan at August 26, 2006 07:20 AM