West Virginia accuses Catholic diocese and former bishops of sex abuse cover-up in unusual consumer protection lawsuit - The Washington Post

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey sued the Catholic diocese of Wheeling-Charleston and its former bishop Michael J. Bransfield on Tuesday, charging that they “knowingly employed pedophiles and failed to conduct adequate background checks” for people working in Catholic schools and camps, a news release from Morrisey’s office says...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/03/19/west-virginia-attorney-general-sues-catholic-diocese-bishop-allegedly-knowingly-employing-pedophiles/