BOSTON -- Cardinal Bernard F. Law and other Archdiocese of Boston officials will not be charged for shuffling abusive priests from parish to parish or allowing them to remain in ministry, according to The New York Times.
Corey Welford, a spokesman for Massachusetts attorney general Thomas F. Reilly, said that decision is part of a 16-month investigation by a grand jury that was convened last year. The attorney general's office is expected to release a report on the investigation by July 25.
It will be "a very comprehensive report, which will focus on what happened and why, and what the archdiocese can do to focus on how to protect children now and in the future," Welford said.
The newspaper reported Welford declined to offer specifics on why charges would not be filed, saying the report's details are not finalized. A spokesman for the Boston archdiocese did not return calls to the newspaper.
The grand jury subpoenaed Law and other church officials during the investigation. At a news conference Dec. 12, Reilly said the church participated in an "elaborate scheme" and "cover-up," the newspaper reported.
