KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas has hired a law firm to examine its handling of allegations of sexual abuse by its priests going back nearly seven decades.
Archbishop Joseph Naumann wrote in a column published Friday in the archdioceses newspaper, The Leaven, that the firm was hired to review priest personnel files back to the 1950s to ensure that we have an accurate historical knowledge of how the archdiocese has responded to allegations of misconduct. He did not name the law firm or provide any details about how it would operate. A spokesman for the archdiocese said Naumann would not comment beyond his column.
