The bell tower on the Roman Catholic St. Mark's Seminary is seen in Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. August 15, 2018. REUTERS/Paul Gibbens
(The Aug. 15 story corrects the figure in paragraph 20 to $600 million, not billion)
BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The latest revelation of widespread child sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy has given impetus to efforts by legislators, including a Pennsylvania lawmaker who has said he was raped by a priest as a child, to make it easier to prosecute such cases.
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