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Criminal

Mar. 19, 2005

Jury Gets First Clergy Abuse Case to Be Tried in Region

SAN FRANCISCO - The chairman of a San Jose Catholic parish knew about a pastor's pedophile tendencies and failed to do anything to about it, an attorney for an abuse victim said Thursday before turning the case over to a jury.

By Robert W. Selna
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - The chairman of a San Jose Catholic parish knew about a pastor's pedophile tendencies and failed to do anything to about it, an attorney for an abuse victim said Thursday before turning the case over to a jury.
        The suit involving the Rev. Joseph Pritchard was tried in San F...

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