CLEVELAND (OH)
Cleveland Scene
September 26, 2018
By BJ Colangelo
According to reports from The Associated Press, a second Ohio Roman Catholic Diocese is planning to release a list of priests who have been removed from parishes due to allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct over the years. The list is due out sometime before the end of October.
The Ohio diocese in question is located in Steubenville, the smallest diocese in the state, with only 34,000 members. Its list will contain names and crimes of priests, possibly dating as far back as 1944. A spokesperson told the AP they expect 12 to 20 names to appear on the list.
Bishop Jeffrey Monforton wants the list to be as transparent and accountable as possible. As Orsatti said to the Associated Press, “[Monforton] would welcome any investigation like the one in Pennsylvania.” This list release follows suit with the diocese in Youngstown, that announced earlier this month it’d also be releasing a comprehensive report. The Youngstown diocese broke off from the Cleveland diocese in 1943.
The 2002 approval of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People by the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops implemented a zero-tolerance policy for crimes against children in response to The Boston Globe’s devastating reveal of decades of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of priests.
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