Bishop acknowledges child predators were sent for 'treatment' The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany engaged in a decades-long cover-up of chronic child sexual abuse committed by its priests, according to a statement by former Bishop Howard J. Hubbard, who ran the diocese from 1977 to 2014. Hubbard’s statement, issued through his attorney in response to a series of questions from the Times Union, confirmed that the diocese shielded priests and others facing sexual abuse allegations — sending them into private treatment programs rather than contacting law enforcement officials. Some of those priests allegedly emerged from treatment and committed more crimes. "When an allegation of sexual misconduct against a ... Continue reading... https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/Albany-diocese-shuffled-abusive-priests-from-16343531.php Find in Internet Archives [google]Bishop acknowledges child predators were sent for 'treatment'[/google]
