Prosecutor says church should have reported sexual abuse cases

Memphis, Tennessee -- Catholic Church officials failed to report to authorities two cases of sexual abuse allegations involving minors despite state laws that a prosecutor says required the church to do so.

Two years ago, a man told Memphis Catholic Church officials he had been sexually abused by Father Paul W. St. Charles as a teenager in the late 1970s.

Four years ago, parents told church officials Father Juan Carlos Duran had sexually abused their son.

Read the article at tennessean.com dated Sunday, 12/05/04

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