Lawyers clash over Nebraska Catholic sex abuse records; A.G. says not all documents turned over
Source: Omaha World Herald
By Christopher Burbach
LINCOLN — Catholic officials in Nebraska have not turned over all sex abuse records demanded two months ago by sweeping subpoenas, although the vast majority of Catholic institutions in the state have complied, the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office said in court Thursday.
The records not turned over, according to church attorneys, include psychiatric evaluations of perpetrators, medical records of priests and victims, confidential settlement agreements with victims and some electronically stored records.
The Attorney General’s Office issued the subpoenas in late February to Nebraska’s three Catholic dioceses and nearly 400 churches, schools and other institutions across the state.
That followed Attorney General Doug Peterson’s request that the dioceses voluntarily turn over 40 years of records of sex abuse by priests or other employees.
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