3 Biloxi Priests Credibly Accused of Abuse: Report

By Kim Chatelain
The Times-Picayune
January 25, 2019

https://www.nola.com/news/2019/01/3-biloxi-priests-credibly-accused-of-abuse-report.html

Three priests in the Catholic Diocese of Biloxi were removed from ministry after they were credibly accused of sexual misconduct of minors, the Biloxi Sun Herald reported.

In a release on Thursday (Jan. 24), the Diocese identified them as former priests Jose Vazquez Morales, Jerome J. Axton and Vincent The Quang Nguyen. In all three cases, the Diocese notified the District Attorney’s Office, the newspaper reported.

The list does not include alleged abuse reported to have happened outside the Diocese by extern clergy who served in the Diocese, or allegations from before the Diocese was founded in 1977, the Sun Herald reported. The Diocese of Jackson, Mississippi, is expected to release names of priests credibly accused of abuse this spring.

The Archdiocese of New Orleans released the names of credibly accused clergy members under its jurisdiction on Nov. 2. Dozens of other dioceses around the country have made similar releases.