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How and why a reporter dug into allegations of abuse against Father John Fiala

September 4, 2017February 23, 2011

Abe Levy relied on hundreds of court records to trace Fiala’s past transgressions, and the Catholic Church’s inability to deal with the priest.

Categories Express-News Stories, Interviews, Journalism, Students Tags Abe Levy, Abuse, Catholic Church, Child Abuse, Interviews, John Fiala, Journalism, Priest, Scandal

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