A Catholic diocese in Delaware has filed for federal bankruptcy protection on the eve of a civil trial in a high-profile sex abuse case.
The bankruptcy filing, which automatically delays the case, is the seventh time a US diocese has filed for Chapter 11 protection since the scandal erupted seven years ago over sex abuse allegations against Catholic clergy in Boston.
Thomas Neuberger, a lawyer representing 88 alleged victims, described the bankruptcy filing as a "desperate effort to hide the truth from the public and conceal the thousands of pages of scandalous documents" from being made public in court.'
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