Catholic abuse: Powerful Utah priest purged documents that ‘could cast clergy in a poor light,’ say former parishioner and ex-priest

Salt Lake City diocese confirms it conducted an investigation but says only that it “has taken steps to address its findings.”

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Bishop Oscar Solis, speaking during an Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in 2025, deemed allegations from former parishioner William Hambleton that he was abused as a teen by a priest "credible."

Catholic abuse: Powerful Utah priest purged documents that ‘could cast clergy in a poor light,’ say former parishioner and ex-priest

Salt Lake City diocese confirms it conducted an investigation but says only that it “has taken steps to address its findings.”

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