LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) — The Attorney General’s Office has opened an investigation into sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in Michigan, and is reportedly asking for victims in all seven diocese to come forward if they have allegations or been abused by church officials.
It follows that investigation in Pennsylvania that implicated over three hundred priests.
Bill Schuette says they will also be investigating to determine if there was any effort to cover up the abuse within the church. 14-priests in Michigan have already been outed. None of them are currently practicing, and no new allegations have gone public in the last 15-years.
Of the 14 previously accused, four have died, others have retired and the rest have been stripped of their priestly authority.
Both the Kalamazoo and the Grand Rapids Diocese have issued statements saying they welcome the investigation.
They have established a tip line for victims. Its 844 324 3374
