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The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has released the heavily redacted personnel files of 126 clergymen who have been accused of sexual abuse.


The Archdiocese arch·di·o·cese  
n.
The district under an archbishop's jurisdiction.



archdi·oc
 of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  has released the heavily redacted personnel files of 126 clergymen who have been accused of sexual abuse Ask a Lawyer

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My girlfriends daughter has accused me of sexually abusing her. I was charged and put in prison. My trial is coming up next week.
. The files--some of which date from the 1930s--were produced as a negotiating tool in a case involving 560 accusers. Raymond P. Boucher, the lead lawyer for those suing the church, said releasing the files was merely a public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most  move as they had been cleansed of much of the damaging details of the accusations and the church's response.
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Title Annotation:United States
Publication:Conscience
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1U9CA
Date:Mar 22, 2006
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