Chile Names Santiago Archbishop as Suspect in Sex Abuse Cover-Up

Chile Names Santiago Archbishop as Suspect in Sex Abuse Cover-Up
FILE PHOTO: Archbishop of Santiago, Ricardo Ezzati arrives at the supreme court building in Santiago city, Chile, Nov. 5, 2015. Reuters/Ivan Alvarado/file photo
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SANTIAGO—The Chilean public prosecutor’s office has summoned the archbishop of Santiago to testify in an investigation into the alleged cover-up of child sexual abuse by members of the Catholic Church, the archbishopric said on July 24.

The Santiago archbishopric said in a statement that Ricardo Ezzati had been summoned to speak with prosecutors on August 21 as a defendant accused of concealment.