91. He and other American cardinals also plan to meet in Rome next week for an unprecedented Vatican summit on clergy sex abuse. 92. He also served time in a New York prison for sex abuse. 93. He and others say the meetings might lead to a comprehensive church policy on sex abuse. 94. He said John Paul had been inattentive as reports of sex abuse spread through the church. 95. However, no date has been set for their court-martial in one of the most serious sex abuse scandals at a U.S. military installation in Germany. 96. In a separate case in May, the same man was also charged under a law that bans child sex abuse by Australian citizens while overseas. 97. In August, the Sri Lankan parliament adopted a tough legislation outlawing child labor and setting a Child Protection Authority with wide powers to investigate sex abuses. 98. In Ireland, Cardinal Cahal Daly confirmed he had met with Northern Ireland police to discuss the establishment of a unit to investigate child sex abuse. 99. In May, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer admitted some Australian diplomats may have been involved in child sex abuse for a long time. 100. In Philadelphia, District Attorney Lynne Abraham said she will convene a grand jury to investigate allegations of priest sex abuse and the response of church officials. |