Los Angeles
Attorney general investigates Church’s record on abuse
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has opened an investigation into how the state’s 12 Catholic dioceses have addressed allegations of sexual abuse of minors by priests, lay church employees and volunteers, reports the Catholic News Service.
In a May 2 letter to each diocese, Becerra asked church officials to preserve all documents related to abuse allegations. Los Angeles archdiocese was among those receiving the letter, Angelus, the news outlet of the archdiocese, reported. Archdiocesan spokeswoman Carolina Guevara said the archdiocese would “be responding cooperatively as we have with the past three grand jury investigations of the archdiocese.”
