Prominent German Boys’ Choir Faces Abuse Claims (ap)

FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2008 file picture the spires of the Regensburg cathedral is seen while pedestrians cross the Gothic bridge over the Danube river in Regensburg, southern Germany. The Regensburg Diocese says at least one former member claims he was abused while singing with Germany's leading Roman Catholic boys' choir that was led for 30 years by the brother of Pope Benedict XVI. The Diocese said in a statement Friday March 5, 2010 that one former member of the Regensburger Domspatzen charged priests abused him in the early 1960's. (AP Photo/Diether Endlicher,File)AP – An ever-widening sexual abuse scandal involving Germany’s Roman Catholic Church spilled into the heart of Pope Benedict XVI’s homeland Friday when a former member of the prominent Regensburg boy’s choir claimed he was a victim.

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