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Attorney Jeff Anderson, left, places his hand on the files of Catholic priests credibly accused of sexually abusing minors in the Archdiocese of Chicago, prior to a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Chicago. Joining Anderson is attorney Marc Pearlman. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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This Oct. 3, 2002 photo shows former priest William Cloutier in Skokie, Ill. In 1979, Cloutier, a priest at St. Damian’s in Oak Forest, Ill., was accused of raping a 13-year-old boy and threatening him a gunpoint to keep quiet. The Archdiocese of Chicago assured the boy’s parents that although the cleric avoided prosecution, he would receive treatment and have no further contact with minors. But Cloutier was returned to ministry a year later and didn’t resign until 1993, two years after the boy’s parents filed a lawsuit. The Archdiocese of Chicago spent decades covering up the sexual abuse of children according to documents released by Church officials last week and being made public on Tuesday, Jan 21, 2014 by victims’ attorneys. (AP Photo/Sun-Times Media, Keith Hale) MANDATORY CREDIT, MAGS OUT
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FILE - In this March 14, 2013, file photo, Chicago Cardinal Francis George speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Rome, Italy. The Archdiocese of Chicago spent decades covering up the sexual abuse of children according to documents released by Church officials last week and being made public on Tuesday, Jan 21, 2014, by victims’ attorneys. George, who has led the archdiocese since 1997, released a letter to parishioners on Jan. 12 in which he apologized for the abuse and said releasing the records "raises transparency to a new level." He also stressed that much of the abuse occurred decades ago, before he became archbishop. He said all of the incidents eventually were reported to civil authorities and resulted in settlements with victims. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
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This Aug. 27, 2007 photo provided by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections shows inmate Norbert Maday, a former Chicago area priest. The Archdiocese of Chicago spent decades covering up the sexual abuse of children according to documents released by Church officials last week and being made public on Tuesday, Jan 21, 2014, by victims’ attorneys as part of legal settlements. The internal documents show how officials from the archdiocese handled allegations of child sexual abuse by priests. Maday was imprisoned in Wisconsin after a 1994 conviction for molesting two boys. (AP Photo/Wisconsin Department of Corrections)
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This May 19, 1992 photo shows Chicago area priest Father Norbert Maday in Chicago. The Archdiocese of Chicago spent decades covering up the sexual abuse of children according to documents released by Church officials last week and being made public on Tuesday, Jan 21, 2014, by victims’ attorneys as part of legal settlements. The internal documents show how officials from the archdiocese handled allegations of child sexual abuse by priests. Maday was imprisoned in Wisconsin after a 1994 conviction for molesting two boys. (AP Photo/Sun-Times Media, Rich Hein) MANDATORY CREDIT, MAGS OUT
