BUFFALO (NY)
WGRZ
March 13, 2018
By Emily Lampa
A national law firm calls for the Diocese of Buffalo to fully disclose names and information of all priests accused of sexual abuse and address concerns over victim compensation program.
A national law firm that represents thousands of alleged abuse victims is calling on the Diocese of Buffalo to release the names and information of all priests accused of sexual abuse.
Attorney, J. Michael Reck, and former Catholic priest, Patrick Wall, gave local news agencies the details of a report, compiled by Jeff Anderson & Associates, PA – a law firm based in New York City.
“We’re here today,” said Reck, “to call on the Diocese of Buffalo to do the right thing. And to release the of other credibly accused clerics that it knows of that it continues to hold in secret.”
The report highlights 13 accused Western New York priests. Reck explained that while the report documents the reported transgressions of 13 clerics, based on publicly available data, the Diocese of Buffalo has acknowledged that 40 more priests have been accused of sexual abuses.
“From the 53 that the Diocese of Buffalo has publicly acknowledged. That means there are 40…40 alleged clerics from the diocese of Buffalo whose identities and whereabouts are unknown to the public,” Reck said.
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