More Portland Archdiocese papers set for release
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Associated Press – July 13, 2009 1:25 PM ET
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A federal bankruptcy judge ordered the release of more than 1,000 pages of documents about Roman Catholic priests accused of sexual abuse.
The Archdiocese of Portland agreed in 2007 to release some documents as part of a settlement of sex-abuse lawsuits. But a small group of victims asked U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Elizabeth Perris to release more.
Erin Olson, an attorney for the group, said Monday that the judge unsealed documents that include information about priests not previously identified as alleged abusers. The documents also include transcripts of depositions taken during the Archdiocese of Portland’s bankruptcy case, including that of former Portland Archbishop William Levada, now the highest-ranking U.S. churchman in the Vatican hierarchy.
Perris has given the archdiocese 30 days to appeal.
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