Erie Catholic Diocese says they're withholding names of two accused priests from grand jury report

By Lori Wescoat
GoErie.com
December 4, 2018

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The Erie Catholic Diocese responded to reports of two priests' names being redacted from the grand jury report.  

Yesterday, we reported that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled the 11 Roman Catholic clergy cited in the grand jury report on sexual abuse could not be made public, saying that releasing the information would have violated the clergymen's state constitutional right to have their reputations protected.

Two of those 11 clergymen were from the Erie Catholic Diocese.

Attorney General Josh Shapiro had said that although he can't release the names, the state's bishops should.

The Erie Catholic Diocese is responding to that, saying, "Our lawyers have independently investigated both cases and have not been able to substantiate them. It is our policy not to publicize unsubstantiated allegations.  As a result, the Diocese of Erie will not be publishing the two names that the Supreme Court has ordered remain redacted unless further evidence is discovered."