新泽西州最高法院审理大陪审团有权调查教会性虐待的案件。 New Jersey Supreme Court to hear case on grand jury's power to investigate church sexual abuse.

新泽西州最高法院准备审理Camden天主教教区与州检察官之间关于对神职人员性虐待进行大陪审团调查的案件。 The New Jersey Supreme Court is set to hear a case between the Catholic Diocese of Camden and the state's prosecutor over a grand jury investigation into clergy sexual abuse. 主教区认为州法不允许大陪审团 调查教会的私人官员 The diocese argues state law doesn't allow a grand jury to investigate private church officials. 审判法庭先前支持主教区, 裁定大陪审团关注“私人行为”缺乏权威。 A trial court previously sided with the diocese, ruling that a grand jury focused on "private conduct" lacks authority. 该案源自2018年《宾夕法尼亚州神职人员虐待问题报告》,可为宗教机构如何处理性虐待指控树立先例。 The case, stemming from a 2018 Pennsylvania report on clergy abuse, could set a precedent for how religious institutions handle sexual abuse allegations.