CHICAGO (IL)
Chicagoist
The Archdiocese of Chicago released over 6,000 pages of documents Wednesday detailing allegations of sexual abuse by priests and publicly showed contrition for their handling of the allegations and concern for the victims and their families.
A statement to the public posted to the Archdiocese’s website regarding the release of the files reads:
The Archdiocese’s concern is for the rights of everyone involved, which both the Archdiocese and claimants acknowledge require careful consideration.
According to the Archdiocese, 95 percent of the abuse allegations occurred before 1998—none after 1996. Thirty priests were named in the documents; all of them are out of the ministry, 14 are deceased.
Notably absent from the documents is Daniel McCormack, who pleaded guilty in 2007 to molesting boys while he was a priest and is the defendant in several ongoing lawsuits. The Archdiocese did report all of the allegations to authorities.
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