New York attorney general issues subpoenas over church sex abuse

New York’s attorney general’s office issued subpoenas Thursday to all Catholic dioceses in the state over how they’ve handled sexual abuse cases.

The subpoenas went to the seven dioceses and one archdiocese in New York as Attorney General Barbara Underwood ordered a civil investigation into sexual abuse within the Catholic Church.

The attorney general’s office started a hotline in hopes of furthering the effort, she said, citing rampant abuse found in Pennsylvania.