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Jury report outlines clergy abuse payouts and cover up in Altoona-Johnstown
The grand jury found decades of abuse by diocesan clergy, detailing payout scales from ten thousand to two hundred twenty five thousand dollars for varied offenses. It noted bishops and aides manipulated cases, with a "secret archive" of victim statements and a culture of shielding accused priests, amid calls for faster reviews and accountability.
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Grand Jury
Catholic Church
Boston Globe
Archdiocese of
Boston
U.S. Conference of Bishops
Pennsylvania
Adamec
Diocese of
Altoona-Johnstown
Mark Bartchak
Bartchak
Kane
Philip Saylor
Blair County
U.S
Tims
Hogan
James Bunn
St. Andrew Church
Johnstown
Bishop McCort
Cambria County District Attorney’s
Dave Sutor
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat