Three survivors of abuse protested Thursday afternoon on the sidewalk outside the headquarters of the Buffalo Diocese on Main Street, continuing the calls for Malone to step down.

One of the protesters, James Faluszczak, called the announcement of a statewide civil investigation in New York a start, but he also urged Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to issue an executive order that would allow the Attorney General's Office to use a grand jury to pursue a statewide criminal investigation, like Pennsylvania did.

"If it requires the governor to issue an executive order, I think that's what needs to happen, because you're talking about criminal matters," said Faluszczak, a clergy abuse survivor and former priest who attended Christ the King Seminary in Aurora and now lives in Buffalo.

Two years ago, Faluszczak called the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office hotline to report his own experiences. He ended up testifying before the Pennsylvania grand jury regarding abuse in the Erie Diocese. He's encouraging survivors of clergy abuse in Buffalo and other dioceses in this state to contact the New York Attorney General's hotline.

The AG's Office clergy abuse hotline is 1-800-771-7755. Complaints also can be filed at ag.ny.gov/ClergyAbuse.