They are also calling on the Wisconsin attorney general’s office to include Catholic-run Indian residential schools in the investigation into clergy abuse.

Dozens gathered under a pavilion in Keshena for a candlelight vigil to bring awareness to the children who were abused by the Catholic Church at Indigenous residential and boarding schools.

Wisconsin tribal leaders are asking Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul to investigate abuse and deaths at Wisconsin’s residential schools.

An investigation seeking reports of abuse by members of the clergy in Wisconsin has generated nearly 180 reports from residents across the state, according to the Department of Justice.

More than 100 survivors have come forward.

"They are some older allegations, from the 1980s, but again potentially prosecutable based on the extension of the statute of limitations that exists," Lasee said.

Kaul says he, and the Department of Justice, will continue to receive those reports, and he is encouraging people to continue to come forward.

Attorney General Josh Kaul is leading Wisconsin's first independent review of clergy and faith leader abuse. He has embarked on a statewide tour to encourage victims to come forward. On Monday, he made his first stop in Superior.

This unfortunate position of the archbishop notwithstanding, the attorney general must go forward with the review because without the whole and complete truth there can be no justice, and without justice there will be no healing.

Nearly three months into a statewide investigation of clergy abuse, Attorney General Josh Kaul says the effort has received more than 100 reports…

In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, June 8, the lawyer for a Black clergy abuse victim accused the Franciscans of the Blessed Virgin Mary, headquartered in Franklin, Wisconsin, and the Diocese of Jackson Mississippi, of discrimination.

Archdiocese Of Milwaukee Challenges Statewide Investigation Into Clergy Abuse

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee said Attorney General Kaul doesn’t have the authority, and that the investigation is “anti-Catholic bigotry”

A bill called the Child Victims Act would change the law and give survivors of childhood sexual abuse that power. But the measure faces an uncertain future in a divided Legislature — complicated further by a years-long effort to kill the legislation from lobbyists that include the Catholic church.

A newly launched review of clergy sexual abuse across Wisconsin has reignited a push for accountability long sought by survivors but also highlights the challenges of investigating what happened to children decades ago.

Unprecedented state-wide investigation could uncover many crimes, lead to legal reforms.

Attorney General Josh Kaul discusses investigating reports of clergy abuse in Wisconsin. The Department of Justice worked together drafting the plan with district attorneys, survivor groups, and crime victim service workers. They are also encouraging anyone with any knowledge of abuse to report it.

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul on Tuesday, April 27 announced that the state Department of Justice is launching a statewide investigation into clergy abuse.

Groups representing survivors of sexual abuse hope the DOJ investigation will provide a better understanding of the extent of abuse within the state's five dioceses.

Wisconsin authorities will launch an investigation into the state's Catholic dioceses and religious orders to determine how many clergy members have sexually assaulted children over the years