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More than 2 dozen lawsuits filed against local dioceses accusing priests of sexual abuse

WPXI Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh 2 State AG subpoenas Diocese of Pittsburgh's records amid grand jury investigation

PITTSBURGH — A lawyer has filed more than two dozen new lawsuits that accuse Catholic priests of sexual abuse.

They come exactly two years after the grand jury report that detailed abuse across the state.

According to the Trib, Pittsburgh lawyer Alan Perer filed 25 cases against the Diocese of Pittsburgh and two against the Diocese of Greensburg.

He said he made sure to file the cases within two years as a precaution, even though a ruling last year reset the deadline to file lawsuits against the Church.

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