Catholic diocese accused of concealing from parents its hiring of pedophiles The West Virginia attorney general filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming that a local Roman Catholic diocese and former bishop failed to protect children from predator priests and teachers — and violated consumer protection laws by not alerting parents there were abusers on the payroll. The suit takes what appears to be a novel approach by using state consumer protection laws, with parents as "purchasers" of services for their children. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey claims in the suit that former Bishop Michael Bransfield and the Wheeling-Charleston Diocese engaged in "intentional concealment." "Omissions of these material facts caused the purchasers of their ... Continue reading... https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/c...ts-hiring-of-pedophiles/ar-BBUYR54?li=BBnbcA1
