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	Timeline of Church Abuse Investigation and Audit in N.H. The Associated Press, carried in Boston.com [Manchester NH] March 30, 2006 http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2006/03/30/ timeline_of_church_abuse_investigation_and_audit_in_nh/ Key dates in the state's investigation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester: -- February 2002: Attorney general's office begins criminal investigation of the diocese. -- December 2002: State prosecutors settle with diocese, averting criminal charges. Settlement terms call for annual audits of the church's sexual-abuse prevention policies. -- May 2004: After months of legal wrangling between the state and church over the scope and cost of the audits, the church asks a judge to force the state to begin its first audit. -- March 2005: Siding with the state, a judge orders the church to submit to a thorough audit of its policies and to split the cost of it with the state. -- Summer 2005: Auditing firm KPMG begins the first audit of the diocese. -- Mar. 30, 2006: State releases audit results, saying diocese has failed to ensure criminal background checks have been done on staff and volunteers who work with children; diocese given 30 days to submit a plan to fix the problems.
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