Why does canon law tell dioceses to destroy their files?

What does the Church’s law actually say about destroying records of abuse cases?

The bishops of Switzerland continue to wrestle with a crisis, triggered by the publication of a landmark independent report on clerical sexual abuse.

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Six bishops - four in ministry and two retired - now face allegations of mishandling or covering up cases of abuse, while a Swiss newspaper alleged an unnamed member of the bishops’ conference …