You guys have a "from the top down" approach to solving problems that I find seriously ineffective and disturbing. I bet that if you were a custodian on the bottom floor of a high rise, and a fire broke out, rather than call the fire department, you'd instead take the elevator to the top floor, stomp into the CEO's office, inform him of the fire, and then leave it up to him to "fix it". Does my illustration sound absurd? Yep. It's supposed to. Because when I grab just about any case of abuse at random and read about it, that scenario is exactly what happened. 

If you suspect abuse, call the police. Then call the diocese. Simple.