WASHINGTON — James Bogner, the newly named head of the U.S. bishops’ consultative safe environment body, said he is bringing both his faith and his more than 35 years of law enforcement experience to the task of countering sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. A former high-level FBI special agent, Bogner was appointed to the National Review Board Aug. 1 by Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, succeeding outgoing chair Suzanne Healy, who recently completed her four-year term. Bogner said that his career-long interest in research and trends, along with his capacity for audit and internal affairs management, will enhance the board as it advises the bishops. “We can’t be satisfied with what we have done in the past or up to date here,” Bogner said. “We need to continue to address these issues (of sexual abuse and prevention).” (OSV News)
