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John D.S. Allen: the fact that this guy was convicted of sexual abuse in 1986... and yet apparently, continued to work in a series of…

On the recordMarch 15, 2010
the fact that this guy was convicted of sexual abuse in 1986... and yet apparently, continued to work in a series of parishes in southern Germany for the next quarter century.
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John D.S. Allen
California

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John Allen comments on the ongoing issues of priest abuse and the church's handling of it.

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