West Virginia Attorney General Says Catholic Diocese Knowingly Employed Pedophiles

West Virginia's attorney general sues Catholic diocese, says bishops knew of sex-abuse complaints against priests but didn't tell authorities

West Virginia’s attorney general on Tuesday sued the state’s Catholic diocese and its former bishop, saying they knowingly employed pedophiles, including an admitted abuser who was allowed to work in an elementary school.

The lawsuit, brought by Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, alleges the West Virginia diocese failed to notify parents about past allegations or admissions of sexual abuse or to conduct adequate background checks. In one instance, the diocese reassigned a priest who had admitted to abusing a student to a...

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