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L.A. cardinal keeps abuse cases secret - 'Formation privilege' requires confidentiality, archdiocese argues By William Lobdell and Jean Guccione Los Angeles Times 3/14/04 LOS ANGELES "Enmeshed in a battle to maintain the secrecy of church documents involving priests accused of molesting children, Los Angeles Cardinal Roger M. Mahony has adopted a legal strategy more aggressive than that of any other bishop in the country, according to scholars and attorneys. At the center of the fight are thousands of pages from priest personnel files that Mahony has succeeded for more than a year and a half in keeping from prosecutors, lawyers for victims and the public. Officials at the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles concede that the files include evidence that Mahony and other church leaders improperly handled cases involving abusive priests. "We believe that our early decisions were correct at the time they were made, but as our understanding grew, we concluded that those early decisions had generally been too tolerant," said spokesman Tod Tamberg. "In retrospect, then, some of our early policies were mistakes."
Smuggled South Koreans Turn to Sex Slavery 3/21/04 Spokane, Wash. "Hundreds of South Korean women are working in the United States as sex slaves as payback to their human smugglers for sneaking them across the Canadian border into Washington state. The women are forced to pay off their $15,000 smuggling debt by working as prostitutes for organized crime rings in major American cities." http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,114723,00.html www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply.
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