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U.S. NEWS Thursday 14 November 2019
Bishop who

investigated sex abuse

accused of sex abuse

By MICHAEL REZENDES In a letter sent Monday to
Associated Press the church’s Newark, New
NEW YORK (AP) — A Roman Jersey, archdiocese, Bos-
Catholic bishop named by ton attorney Mitchell Ga-
Pope Francis to investigate rabedian said 56-year-old
the church’s response to Mark Matzek alleges he
clergy sexual abuse in Buf- was repeatedly abused
falo, New York, has himself by DiMarzio and a second This Nov. 14, 2007 file photo shows Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of
been accused of sexual priest, the late Rev. Albert Brooklyn, N.Y. speaking during a news conference at the U.S.
abuse of a child, an at- Mark, when he was an altar Conference of Catholic Bishops fall meeting in Baltimore.
torney for the alleged vic- boy at St. Nicholas Church Associated Press
tim notified the church this and a student at St. Nicho-
week. las School. Adriana Rodriguez, press allegations to law enforce-
The attorney informed Last month, Pope Francis secretary for the Brooklyn ment.
Catholic officials in New tapped DiMarzio to inves- Diocese, said DiMarzio has Garabedian told the AP
Jersey that he is preparing tigate the church’s Buf- completed his report on he plans to file the lawsuit
a lawsuit on behalf of a cli- falo Diocese, where Bishop the Buffalo Diocese and on Matzek’s behalf next
ent who says he was mo- Richard Malone has come has submitted it to the Vati- month, after New Jersey
lested by Brooklyn Bishop under fire for his handling of can. DiMarzio and Malone opens a two-year “look
Nicholas DiMarzio in the a burgeoning clergy abuse are in Rome this week for a back” period in which sex
mid-1970s, when DiMarzio scandal that has roiled the previously scheduled visit abuse victims will be per-
was a parish priest in Jersey diocese and prompted of New York bishops to the mitted to file lawsuits with-
City. calls for his resignation.“The Holy See. out regard to the statute of
DiMarzio said there is no investigation of the dio- Garabedian said the no- limitations, which typically
truth to the accusation. cese of Buffalo by Bishop tice he sent to the New- limits the amount of time
“I am just learning about DiMarzio is tainted because ark Archdiocese briefly in which an alleged victim
this allegation,” he said in of these allegations,” Ga- describes Matzek’s alle- may file suit.
a statement Tuesday to rabedian said in an inter- gations and the damage DiMarzio completed his
The Associated Press. “In view with the AP. “There he has allegedly suffered, review of the Buffalo Dio-
my nearly 50-year ministry needs to be a truly neutral while demanding $20 mil- cese, known as an “apos-
as a priest, I have never investigator to determine lion in compensation. tolic visitation,” last month.
engaged in unlawful or in- whether Bishop Malone Maria Margiotta, the He said he made three trips
appropriate behavior and I should resign,” adding that spokeswoman for the New- to the diocese over sev-
emphatically deny this alle- the investigation should be ark Archdiocese, said it has en days and interviewed
gation. I am confident I will led by a law enforcement received Garabedian’s let- nearly 80 clergymen and
be fully vindicated.” agency. ter and reported Matzek’s parishioners.q

YouTuber accused

of abusing kids for

poor performance dies

PHOENIX (AP) — An Ari- views.
zona woman accused of She had been hospital-
abusing her adopted chil- ized with “extreme health
dren who starred on her issues” at the end of May
popular YouTube channel and released from jail cus-
has died, authorities said tody on June 12 because of
Wednesday. her diagnosis, Pinal County This file booking photo provided by Pinal County Sheriff's Office
Maricopa Police Depart- Sheriff’s Office spokes- shows Machelle Hobson.
ment spokesman Ricardo woman Lauren Reimer said Associated Press
Alvarado said Machelle in a statement. Authorities
Hobson died Tuesday at a said she hadn’t been hos- Authorities have said Hob- The Pinal County Attorney’s
Phoenix-area hospital. Her pitalized since then, but it’s son locked up children in Office, the agency pros-
death was ruled natural not known where she was a closet for days without ecuting Hobson, did not re-
and there was no crime before she was admitted food, water or access to a spond to requests for com-
suspected in it, according again. bathroom. ment from The Associated
to Scottsdale police. A judge in August declared YouTube terminated Hob- Press. But county attorney
Hobson, 48, had been ac- Hobson incompetent to son's channel after deter- Kent Volkmer said in a news
cused of starving her chil- stand trial, the Arizona Re- mining the channel violat- conference that he was
dren and using pepper public reported. Hobson’s ed its guidelines. saddened by the death,
spray to punish them when criminal case was on hold Episodes featured skits according to the Maricopa
they didn’t perform to her while authorities worked to about children stealing Monitor. He said he wasn’t
liking in the skits that gar- restore Hobson to compe- cookies and a boy with su- able to elaborate on Hob-
nered thousands of online tency to stand trial. perpowers. son’s medical condition.q