10 Years Later: Breaking Down The Mass. Clergy Sex Abuse Scandal

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January 23, 2012

Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley, left, with Rev. John Connolly, the Cardinal's special assistant for the Protection of Children, at a news conference in April, 2008. (AP)

Ten years after the clergy sex abuse crisis hit the news, we talk with two reporters who were instrumental in uncovering the scandal, WBUR’s Sacha Pfeiffer and Northeastern University distinguished professor Walter V. Robinson, who won a Pulitzer Prize for their reporting on the subject.

Guests:

Sacha Pfeiffer, WBUR host of All Things Considered
Walter V. Robinson, distinguished professor at Northeastern University

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This program aired on January 23, 2012.