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US bishop faces charges in priest child sex abuse case
Oct 14, 2011, 20:28 GMT
Washington - A Catholic bishop in the US state of Missouri faces misdemeanour charges related to allegedly covering up sexual abuse by a priest in his diocese, making him the highest church official charged in the ongoing abuse scandal in the United States.
Prosecutors announced Friday that Bishop Robert Finn of the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph faces misdemeanour charges of not reporting child abuse.
They say he knew of alleged recent abuse by a priest, Shawn Ratigan, including photos of young girls on his computer, but did not report it for nearly five months.
Finn has pleaded not guilty in the case, the diocese said in a statement. The diocese itself also faces charges.
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