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Catholic Church / Sex Abuse / Priests / Shanley Arrest #700739

CBS Evening News for Thursday, May 02, 2002
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.

(New York: Byron Pitts) The arrest in San Diego of Catholic priest Paul Shanley on charges of child rape featured; details given of the filing of; at least 40 civil suits by Shanley's alleged victims; scenes shown of Shanley's arrest. [Middlesex County, MA, district attorney Martha COAKLEY - says Shanley would take children out of classes and abuse them.] [Plaintiff's attorney Roderick MacLEISH - says the archdiocese of Boston knew Shanley advocated sex with children as far back as 1977.] [Alleged victim Paul BUSA - says Shanley told him nobody would believe him if he told anyone.]

(Studio: Dan Rather) CBS/New York Times poll results showing that many Catholics believe the Church has handled the sex scandal poorly given.

Reporter(s):
Pitts, Byron;
Rather, Dan
Duration:
00:02:30

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