LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says an investigation into possible sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests in Michigan may last two years, and she wants the state's seven dioceses to suspend their own internal review processes until the probe is complete.
She said Thursday there ultimately could be more than 1,000 victims, and there are hundreds of thousands of pages of documents to review. She says her office is initially prioritizing cases where it is possible priests could still be working with children, so there is no "continued victimization."
Another early priority is focusing on potential cases where the statute of limitations has not run.
Nessel's predecessor last year opened an investigation after a Pennsylvania grand jury report said more than 1,000 children had been molested there since the 1940s.
- Posted February 22, 2019
- Tweet This | Share on Facebook
AG urges dioceses to halt reviews, says probe may take years
headlines Detroit
- Freelance court reporter enjoys serving as ‘guardian of the record’
- Federal judges approve redraw of Detroit-area state House seats ahead of 2024 election
- Many deserving candidates for Outstanding Hypocrite Award
- Daily Briefs
- LAWBreaks offers students pro bono lawyering opportunities over winter break
headlines National
- 50 Years of Service: ABA has been a ‘stalwart ally’ for LSC funding
- ACLU and BigLaw firm use ‘Orange is the New Black’ in hashtag effort to promote NY jail reform
- Biden recalls time he bluffed knowledge of torts case and why he changed his mind about civil-trial work
- Lawyers’ ‘barrage of personal attacks’ on opponents started with tissue-box toss, appeals court says
- Longtime prosecutor resigns after judge tosses him from case, citing Perry Mason-type revelations
- 24% of law students expect to work in public service, survey says