NBC: NY, NJ attorneys general to investigate Catholic church dioceses’ handling of abuse
Both offices cited a bombshell report produced by a Pennsylvania grand jury that concluded that approximately 300 Pennsylvania priests sexually abused more than 1,000 children over the past 70 years.
The Catholic Church sex scandal could go way beyond Pennsylvania. Officials in both New York and New Jersey took action today to investigate priests in their states as well. They also set up a clergy abuse hotline that allows victims to report abuse to investigators.
