WHO:             The University of Pennsylvania’s Program for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society will host a panel discussion featuring:                                

Lynne Abraham, former district attorney of Philadelphia

The Rev. William Byron, professor of business and society, Saint Joseph’s University

Marci Hamilton, Paul R. Verkuil Chair in Public Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University

Maureen S. Rush, vice president for public safety and superintendent, Penn Police Department

John DiIulio, faculty director of PRRUCS, moderator

WHAT:           “The Ramifications of the Philadelphia Grand Jury Report on Child Sex Abuse in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on its 10th Anniversary: Lessons Learned and Spurned”

WHEN:           Wednesday, Oct. 28, 6:30-8 p.m.

WHERE:         University of Pennsylvania, Claudia Cohen Hall, Terrace Room, 249 South 36th St.

Ten years ago, a grand jury released a report detailing sexual abuse by priests of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. On Oct. 28, PRRUCS will host a panel discussion, “The Ramifications of the Philadelphia Grand Jury Report on Child Sex Abuse in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on its 10th Anniversary: Lessons Learned and Spurned.”

PRRUCS faculty director John DiIulio will moderate the discussion. Attendees must RSVP to wendyjen@sas.upenn.edu. Media are encouraged to get press credentials by contacting Jacquie Posey at 215-898-6460 or jposey@upenn.edu or Amanda Mott at 215-898-1422 or ammott@upenn.edu.