Eau Claire police chief: Listecki lied
The Eau Claire police chief says that Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki lied to legislators when he described to them the notification procedure for clergy sex abuse allegations in the La Crosse Diocese.
In a Jan. 22 letter to state Sen. Jon Erpenbach, Eau Claire Police Chief Jerry Matysik takes issue with a La Crosse Diocese policy that directs those with accusations of clergy sex abuse involving children to notify the diocese – rather than civil authorities, as directed by some dioceses.
According to Matysik, Listecki told Erpenbach during a Jan. 12 Senate Judiciary hearing that the policy was not current, saying, “If you take a look at the statement, that’s not something that is happening now.”
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In the letter to Erpenbach, Matysik said: “Senator Erpenbach, I carefully reviewed the interchange between you and Archbishop Listecki and it is clear that Archbishop Listecki’s response was untruthful.”
