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US Probes Abuse Allegations Against Catholic Clergy in Pennsylvania

by VOA News

   The U.S. Justice Department has begun investigating allegations of
   child sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in Pennsylvania,
   according to people familiar with the probe.

   The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the U.S.
   attorney's office in Philadelphia recently issued subpoenas to dioceses
   across the state.

   The investigation, first reported Thursday by The Associated Press,
   followed a Pennsylvania grand jury report in August noting that more
   than 300 Catholic priests in the state had sexually abused children for
   decades and that church leaders had covered it up.