Feds, Bishop To Spell Out Abuse Plan In Troubled Diocese

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Western Pennsylvania’s top federal prosecutor and a Catholic bishop who heads a diocese where investigators say two former bishops helped cover up child-sex abuse by dozens of priests are announcing a plan to prevent future abuse.
Acting U.S. Attorney Soo Song and Altoona-Johnstown Diocese Bishop Mark Bartchak have called a news conference Monday afternoon in Johnstown.
A media advisory says they’ll “announce a collaborative framework to protect the