Wisconsin's Department of Justice is asking to see sealed records from the Milwaukee branch of the Catholic Church as part of the attorney general's investigation into sexual abuse by faith leaders, Wisconsin Public Radio reported. Those records were shielded from public view after the Milwaukee Archdiocese filed for bankruptcy in 2011. In 2015, that bankruptcy case resulted in a $21 million settlement between the archdiocese and hundreds of sexual abuse survivors. In a motion field this week, DOJ attorneys asked to confidentially review sealed claims and documents related to those claims that were filed as part of the case in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Access to those documents could help the DOJ file charges against additional perpetrators, Attorney General Josh Kaul said.
