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Brandie Kessler, bkessler@ydr.com August 9, 2016

A five-month investigation by the York Daily Record found evidence of allegations of sexual abuse against 15 priests with ties to the Harrisburg diocese.

Their names were provided through news reports, court documents, information from the Harrisburg diocese, interviews with attorneys and others, or from www.BishopAccountability.org, a website that tracks reporting and public documents about accused clergy.

The Harrisburg diocese said survivors of clergy abuse should report the abuse to law enforcement, the state ChildLine number at 1-800-932-0313, and to the diocese at 1-800-626-1608.

Here are details about each of the priests identified by the York Daily Record’s investigation:

* In April 2002, John G. Allen was “confronted by the Diocese with a credible accusation” from an incident 23 years earlier, the diocese said. Allen was pastor at…