LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan Attorney General’s Office says it has launched an investigation into the alleged sex abuse and assault of children by Catholic priests at all seven dioceses in Michigan.
Bill Schuette's office says it started its investigation into the allegations in August, but only alerted 24 Hour News 8 to the investigation Friday when it partially denied a Freedom of Information Act request. The office turned down 24 Hour News 8's request for documented complaints involving 13 priests, saying the information is part of an open investigation it launched in August.
Spokeswoman Andrea Bitely told the Associated Press Friday the Michigan probe was prompted by a grand jury report in Pennsylvania that said an estimated 300 Roman Catholic priests there molested more than 1,000 children since the 1940s. However, attorney general's office first posted information regarding the investigation to its website Friday.
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