A group of clergy sexual abuse victims on Tuesday called for an independent commission to investigate molestation accusations that are sealed as part of a bankruptcy case involving the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee, the Associated Press reported yesterday. The move comes a day after church lawyers formalized a $21 million settlement between nearly 400 abuse victims and the archdiocese. It advances a position the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests has held for years: that church officials shouldn't be the first authorities to review clergy abuse reports. Church officials, meanwhile, have maintained that claims have been properly and transparently investigated and that they've worked to make sure children are safe. Read more.
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