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Timothy Hale

Timothy Hale

Attorney Timothy Hale of Santa Barbara, California, represents victims of child sexual abuse in institutional settings including churches. 

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Worshippers are pictured in a file photo at the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, Calif. The Diocese of Oakland filed a formal Chapter 11 reorganization plan Nov. 8 in an effort to settle some 345 claims of sexual abuse. (OSV News/CNS file, Greg Tarczynski)

Chapter 11 helps church officials, not kids or victims

Many suspect the main reason why church officials find Chapter 11 so attractive is that it helps bishops keep their secrets about abuse secret, writes attorney Timothy Hale.

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