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Amid criticism, AG Kaul calls his actions on Wisconsin clergy sex abuse a “review” not an investigation
The group Nate’s Mission criticized Attorney General Josh Kaul last month for what it thought was an investigation the AG launched last year into the state’s five archdioceses and religious orders.
Facing criticism from survivors, Attorney General Josh Kaul vows to use 'whatever legal processes' he can in faith leader review
Attorney General Josh Kaul is vowing to use "whatever legal processes" he can to continue his clergy and faith leader review after concerns were raised by abuse survivors over what they said was a lack of action by the Department of Justice.
Why survivors aren't happy with the DOJ's church abuse initiative
Disappointed, let down, and betrayed were some of the words used by abuse survivors who feel the Clergy and Faith Leader Abuse Initiative has fallen short of expectations.
News Conference: Clergy Investigation Update
Nate's Mission and other speakers held a press conference outside the Wisconsin State Capitol to report on the progress of the child sexual abuse in faith-based organizations investigation.
“They’ve failed us,” clergy abuse survivors accuse AG of lack of commitment to investigating allegations
One year after the Wisconsin Attorney General’s Office announced a new initiative to investigate clergy abuse, a group of survivors says Attorney General Josh Kaul has failed them.
Survivors, advocates demand more from DOJ clergy abuse investigation
Survivors of sexual abuse by clergy and faith leaders called on Attorney General Josh Kaul and the Department of Justice to do more in their investigation into abuse cases.
Survivors of clergy sexual abuse not happy with speed of investigation
On Tuesday, survivors of clergy sexual abuse and advocates — including residential school survivors and members of the Menominee tribe — spoke up to say they are still waiting for investigations to start.
A look at the statewide investigation into clergy abuse
Last week, a Wisconsin-based organization delivered thousands of whistleblower documents to the attorney general for what it says is evidence of a clergy sexual abuse cover-up.
Diocese of Green Bay issues response to advocacy group claims of new clergy abuse evidence
The Diocese of Green Bay responded Friday to an advocacy group's allegations that it had covered up 69 additional priests connected to child abuse.
Victim advocates say they've found names of clergy accused of sex abuse but not investigated
Nate's Mission says it's given 217 names to Wisconsin's attorney general
List of alleged Green Bay Diocese sex offenders delivered to Brown County DA
A list of alleged clergy sex offenders in the Green Bay Diocese was delivered to the Brown County District Attorney office Thursday afternoon.
Church whistleblowers provide Nate's Mission with list of over 200 allegedly unreported abusive priests, 69 from Green Bay
Advocates claim they have obtained thousands of documents from whistleblowers inside the church that reveal over 200 allegedly abusive priests were kept secret across the five Wisconsin dioceses, 69 of whom have associations with the Diocese of Green Bay.
Clergy sexual abuse allegations in Wisconsin
Survivors of abuse within the Catholic Church dropped off a new list to the Milwaukee County District Attorney of alleged offenders within the church.
Survivor advocacy group delivers Catholic Church whistleblower documents for state investigation into faith leader abuse
The group claims the 'thousands of pages' of documents include evidence of diocese policies meant to destroy evidence of abuse, fraud
Group delivers evidence of abuse-related church documents to AG Kaul
Members of a Wisconsin-based project designed to end clergy abuse on Tuesday delivered what it said were thousands of pages of secret abuse-related church documents to Attorney General Josh Kaul.
Diocese of Green Bay included in potential clergy abuse evidence brought forth
On Tuesday, representatives of Nate's Mission marched up the steps of the Wisconsin state Capitol to deliver alleged documents of clergy abuse to Attorney General Josh Kaul.
'This is criminal evidence': Advocates deliver boxes of documents regarding clergy abuse to attorney general
Nate's Mission, an advocacy group aimed at ending clergy abuse in Wisconsin, handed the documents over to Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul on Tuesday, in a move to further the investigation launched last year into abusive clergy and the coverup of abuse by Catholic dioceses.
Sex abuse survivors urge bishops to denounce Church Militant's agenda
On the first of two days of public sessions during the U.S. bishops' fall general assembly, a group of sex abuse survivors in a Nov. 16 news conference called on the prelates meeting in Baltimore to focus less on who can take Communion and instead do more to end sex abuse and other abuses by clergy.
Bishops’ fall General Assembly, day one: Synodality, evangelization, eucharist and sex abuse just a few issues of the day
The survivors also demanded that the bishops, as a group, denounce Church Militant, a right-wing group that had organized a rally nearby, and the ideas they said the group was dispersing.
Wisconsin's attorney general is investigating the handling of clergy abuse claims. Six months in, here is what we know.
Survivors and their advocates have long called for Wisconsin officials to launch an investigation, contending any review should be conducted by independent authorities and not the same institutions accused of perpetuating and covering up misconduct