Nessel asked the Diocese of Lansing and its counterparts to pause internal reviews as her office investigates clergy abuse. That may take up to two years
LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has asked the Diocese of Lansing and its six counterparts across the state to stop self-policing.
And she told Michigan residents not to rely on the church to handle any allegations of sexual misconduct.
“If an investigator comes to your door and asks to speak with you, please ask to see their badge and not their rosary,” Nessel said during a Thursday morning press conference. “Victims may believe that they cannot or should not report abuse to us because the church is going to handle it. That’s simply not true.”
Anyone can report abuse to the attorney general’s office online or by calling an investigation hotline at 844-324-3374. Reports can be made anonymously.
More than 300 tips received
The office has received more than 300 tips of clergy abuse through that hotline, Nessel said.
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Source: Lansing State Journal. Attorney General Nessel to Catholic Church: Stop self-policing
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