DA: No evidence to charge leaders in abuse scandal

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LOS ANGELES - Prosecutors haven’t discovered enough evidence during eight years of investigation to charge the leaders of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles for their handling of the clergy abuse scandal, according to a memo provided Wednesday.
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The investigation of alleged sex abuse by priests remained active, but a criminal conspiracy case against archdiocese officials was “more and more remote” because of the passage of time, said the memo written last week by Deputy District Attorney William Hodgman.
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Investigators have insufficient evidence to fill in a timeline stretching over 20 years and are hampered by the statute of limitations, Hodgman wrote.
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