Belgian police confirm death threats in sex-abuse investigation
July 05, 2010
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Police in Belgium are investigating death threats against people who provided information about sexual abuse by Catholic clerics.
“There are some threats against certain people around the case,” a spokesman for the prosecutor confirmed. The threats were reportedly a factor in the decision by police to raid the headquarters of the Belgian bishops’ conference and seize the confidential files of a commission investigating complaints on behalf of the Belgian hierarchy.
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Posted by: New Sister -
Jul. 06, 2010 7:04 AM ET USA
This sounds unlikely - not credible. The Church - e.g., this Bishop - needs to defend herself and force this "information" source into the open. I doubt the Belgian government would have stormed/seized a regular business - or even less likely, a mosque or synagogue! - based on some person's accusations of "death threats" from an employee...
